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Tanning beds skyrocketed into popularity in the mid 1970s. A German scientist named Friedrich Wolff was doing a study on how UV light helped athletes. He noticed their tans as well, and he began creating indoor artificial UV light sources-leading to tanning beds. Although tanning beds in Europe are government-regulated, the US did not start out so organized. This led to the mass production of beds that emitted UVB light rays, which led to sunburn and other skin problems. Dermatologists and skin experts began to notice the detrimental effects of tanning beds, and they called for changing the beds to make them safer, if not banning them altogether.
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