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Just doing my duty, ma'am, no need to thank me (europe.pub)
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[โ€“] lemmyng@piefed.ca 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But does she know that they also used to swish urine to whiten their teeth?

[โ€“] Dumnorix@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

Or that several Roman sources mention that the Celtiberians washed their hair with their urine?