ivanafterall@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoIn ancient Rome, a "Fresh Laundry"-scented candle/deodorant would have smelled like pee.message-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareIn ancient Rome, a "Fresh Laundry"-scented candle/deodorant would have smelled like pee.ivanafterall@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTransplantedSconielinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoTheir breath would have smelled like pee. They used it as mouthwash
minus-squareivanafterall@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 month agoWhy 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.
Their breath would have smelled like pee.
They used it as mouthwash
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.