I Learned a Thing in the Bathroom

How Bad Did Everyone Smell Before Indoor Plumbing?


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In this edition, learn why people used to wash themselves with mutton fat; find out why syphilis helped end centuries of regular bathing in the 1500s; and discover how “nosegays” tried to make up for how bad everyone’s B.O. was

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I Learned a Thing in the BathroomBy Dollar Shave Club