iamwizzerd t1_j9xs98v wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:28 AM

Reply to comment by p-d-ball in TIL scientists believe people started wearing clothes between 83k and 170k years ago because that's when clothing lice diverged from head lice. by cwood1973

Wow thanks

p-d-ball t1_j9xupj9 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:04 AM

For sure! Want to hear the crazy part? We used to use a product made from chrysanthemum, which is a flower, to kill insects. Massive industry, made in Japan. That industry collapsed with WWII and never recovered, partly because DDT was so cheap.

That kind of sucks, as the flower was obviously natural.

iamwizzerd t1_j9xwu73 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 10:35 AM

Dang this is just a whole rabbit hole isn't it?

p-d-ball t1_j9y4sku wrote on February 25, 2023 at 12:22 PM

CAPITALISM KILLS EVERYTHING

^(I'm joking for the sensitive bankers out there.)

Amorougen t1_j9y8m4l wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:03 PM

You still get that chemical in pesticides.

p-d-ball t1_j9ybfse wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:32 PM

That's great!