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Re:Everyday Life and Fatal Hazard in Sixteenth-Century England by failrate on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:21PM (#14801827)
Wow, maybe don't put an open tankard of beer right next to an open tankard of lice poison. Next to your bed. In the dark.
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Re:Everyday Life and Fatal Hazard in Sixteenth-Century England by danieltillett on Tuesday July 18, 2017 @11:30PM (#14801852)
Yes this was before they brought in poison bottles [1]. We take for granted the ability to turn on the light when trying to find the right bottle in the dark.

1. http://www.collectorsweekly.com/bottles/poison-bottles

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