hygiene
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What’s The Filthiest Animal?
Ever since the 19th century, when disease was first linked to sewage-contaminated water, humans have gone to great lengths to escape their own filth. Meanwhile, animals have gone on revelling in the stuff – eating it, strategically dropping it, flinging it around just to pass the time, and so on. Same goes for mud, piss,…
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The First Virtual Brushing Simulator Will Help Revolutionise Toothbrush Design
A lot of products, including toothbrushes, rely on the physical testing of prototype after prototype to help perfect a design. But it’s an expensive and time consuming process, so researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute have developed a virtual brushing simulator that promises to revolutionise how toothbrushes are designed and tested.
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That Time Listerine Claimed It Was Good For Cleaning The Vagina
Before Listerine found its true commercial calling as a mouthwash, it was a general purpose antiseptic meant to be used on cuts, sore throats, dandruff, and, most horrifying of all, down there. “It possesses great penetrating power,” touts the ad!
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If A $4000 Toothbrush Doesn’t Make You Happy, Nothing Will
How much was the last toothbrush you bought? Probably not enough to be worth remembering. That sort of casual indifference to your toiletries is a kind of luxury for those without any luxuries at all. More specifically, for those without a $US4000 toothbrush staring them in the teeth every morning.