Useless (But Fun!) Fact For Today

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Originally Posted by Texas Pete

Here's a fun fact: The Romans used urine to clean their clothes. They believed that the ammonia in urine could help remove stains and whiten their garments so they would collect urine and use it as a cleaning agent. Urine was such a valuable commodity that there were even special urine collectors called "fullones" in ancient Rome.

Lends new ponderings on the phrase: Pisciarti addosso!

The Romans used urine for many more things than laundry detergent. They also used it to whiten their teeth. Glad I didn't live in ancient Rome!

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