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Showerthoughts

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In ancient Rome, a "Fresh Laundry"-scented candle/deodorant would have smelled like pee. (lemmy.world)
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Inspired by this video, which someone posted recently.

And, yes, this is a legit showerthought!

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[โ€“] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their breath would have smelled like pee.

They used it as mouthwash

[โ€“] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Why not? It's the smell of freshness!

But if everything smelled like pee, wouldn't nothing smell like pee? Everyone would be nose blind to it.