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The strange history of anthrax cases tied to men's shaving brushes

9 years 5 months ago
Old-fashioned shaving tools are getting trendy with younger men these days, but one such tool has an interesting history: Men's shaving brushes made from animal hair were linked with cases of anthrax around the time of World War I, according to a new report.
Rachael Rettner Senior Writer

Powder meant to save minors may be killing them instead

9 years 5 months ago
Between the 1940s and 1980s, coal miners in Ontario went through a strange ritual at the start of every work day: Take off their street clothes, enter a room where their work clothes hung, and as soon as the doors closed, watch the room fill with black powder that they were told to inhale, reports the Toronto Star.
Elizabeth Armstrong Moore
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