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What surprisingly toxic ingredient made Victorian dresses so green it literally killed the women wearing them?

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What surprisingly toxic ingredient made Victorian dresses so green it literally killed the women wearing them?

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What surprisingly toxic ingredient made Victorian dresses so green it literally killed the women wearing them?
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