stackyFACTSHigh fashion used to smell exactly like a rotting slaughterhouse. To achieve those impossibly high powdered hairstyles, women used animal lard as a styling gel, which inevitably led to rodents burrowing into their hairpieces while they slept, making pest control a crucial part of an evening routine.
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