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Before slick marketing campaigns, the very first product designed to stop you from smelling terrible was given the most uninspiring name possible. Because…
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Because apparently, wiping your backside used to require an extreme pain tolerance. When commercial toilet paper was first mass-produced in the late 19th…
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Which everyday personal care product was originally invented as a cheap battlefield bandage during World War I?
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If you lived in Ancient Rome, you might have used this shockingly unhygienic, deeply disgusting mixture to keep your teeth sparkling white.
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Rather than a fancy bathroom fixture, the original cleansing bowl was completely portable and lived next to your bed. You had to awkwardly mount a wooden…
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The sensory experience of attending a European royal court must have been absolutely lethal. Convinced that hot water opened the pores and allowed the plague…
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