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Don’t ask how Poe wrote anything (lemmy.world)
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The answer is Syphilis

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (6 children)

What's that about hats?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Mercury was used to stiffen hats for a long time. That is also the background for the “mat hatters”.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bow do you stiffen something with mercury?

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