Dear men, what is preventing you from looking like this?

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2023-02-15

In 1840s Fife, a deserted spouse could have their marriage annulled if they set a place at the dinner table and shouted out the door for the absent spouse to come eat.

After a year plus one day, they were free to marry again.

59 308
2022-02-28

Many Scots, while owning Scotland's role in slavery, still take the stance that "normal" or "working class" Scots got no advantages from the fortunes made with enslaved labour, or any benefits were long in the past. (1/n)

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2020-10-18

In 1844, A trainee dentist in Edinburgh with no front teeth, made himself dentures to seem more reputable.

Poorly-built, his boss advised not to sleep with them in.

He ignored the warning and accidentally swallowed them. They stabbed his aorta and he died.

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2020-05-28