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TIL about "Swill milk" where cows were fed distillery waste causing cow teeth rot and disease. It was also adulterated with raw eggs, burn sugar, etc. Swill milk lead to over 8,000 infant's deaths (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] Evilsandwichman@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

That's the kind of fun historical fact I like reading about, much like the stuff in the horrible histories books.

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