Insane Vintage Health Tips That People Actually Practiced

In 1800, The Combs Were Exploding

In the middle of the 19th century, chemists invented celluloid, a replacement for expensive ivory, and found a market for it in women’s hair accessories. Unfortunately, it’s a highly flammable substance, and would actually explode from seemingly harmless things like movie theater lights.

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