Another myth about 19th century women: they were not allowed to raise their arms above their heads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DHn0VOwYVQ
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Thursday, 28 December 2023
The Bog
In Britain, a cesspit was once called a bog. The toilet was the bog room. When people stopped using cesspits and had flushing toilets they kept calling the toilet room the bog room. Soon it shortened to bog. Apparently the Australian word dunny comes from an old English word meaning a store of dung. There is a lot more to the history of toilets than you might think.
Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Louis Pasteur
Louis Pasteur the great doctor who invented the germ theory of disease was born on 27 December 1822. His work saved countless lives.
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
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