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Adam F. Lawton | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Hmmm...pre- toilet paper and indoor plumbing, there were probably a lot of instances of shit under fingernails. 

...let the past stay past.
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24e4a622 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d 
I believe Romans used communal sponges, so there’s that image to tunnel itself into your brain and live rent-free.
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d5517c34 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d I mean, people probably went in or near water, so washing your hands would've been a thing.
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fa827a9d | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @2a70c54d even raccoons know about washing they hands. its common sense.