Redoneter593 t1_j2aaxdb wrote
Reply to comment by druidofnecro in TIL Archduchess Mathilde of Austria accidentally set her dress alight and immolated herself while trying to hide a cigarette from her father by Brotherdodge
>Dry cleaning is basically just dunking your clothes in gasoline derivatives
That's new to me!
Kiyae1 t1_j2cbnbd wrote
The lesser known chemical Industrial Revolution created numerous hazards to everyday life, just like the mechanical Industrial Revolution did. Instead of getting your hand caught off in an industrial loom you’d die because your clothes were washed in kerosene and the electric grid still doesn’t exist or still sucks so everything is lit by flame.
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