stackyFACTSMajestic architecture completely ruined by basic biology. Many towering castles featured projecting toilets that simply dropped human waste straight down the exterior masonry, heavily staining the walls and terrifying anyone walking below.
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Some of the world's oldest cities had better sanitation than Victorian London. Around 4,000 years ago, the Indus Valley civilizations built settlements like…
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Navigating a city was a terrifying game of dodging human excrement. With no indoor plumbing, Londoners would simply shout a quick warning before emptying…
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Three centuries ago in many European cities, the safest thing to drink at breakfast was beer. Urban water supplies were often contaminated by sewage and…
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Medieval castle steps were deliberately built with totally random heights to make attacking invaders trip and fall down in the dark. It is basically the…
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Tanneries required an acidic substance to properly soften tough animal hides. Enter the 'pure finders', impoverished locals who walked the streets with…
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Forget the cozy romantic fantasy; living in a giant stone fortress basically meant shivering endlessly while your expensive tapestries quietly grew mold.
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