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[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thanks for the interesting read!

This means however the hat thing isn't entirely correct, see the paragraph at the end of the article:

And besides, the mercury only affected the hatters—not the men who wore the hats, who were protected by the hats’ lining.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

internet memes rarely are, but yeah it's a fun bit of history :)