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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Weird how soap never got it included in the supernatural remedy arsenal. Maybe too mundane in a 'I'm always using soap anyway'-way ...

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

They didn't really get the importance of handwashing before the 1840s as far as I know.

See also: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis/