Mentioned in 'We Didn't Start the Fire,' what drug once caused thousands of birth defects when used as a sedative, but found a second life as a treatment for leprosy and a type of blood cancer?

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1. Mentioned in 'We Didn't Start the Fire,' what drug once caused thousands of birth defects when used as a sedative, but found a second life as a treatment for leprosy and a type of blood cancer?