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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (6 children)

I saw this list on hidden killers of the Tudor home (even though this list is post-Tudor era). The specifically spoke about the 'teeth' part.

Basically what that mean was that a variety of tooth decay and oral issues pertaining to the teeth. This was an era that first saw a large consumption of sugar (which as you know LOVES to fuck with teeth) by wealthier people and coupled with a nonexistent oral hygiene practice and dentistry. Basically people's teeth would decay and cause gum disease or simply a shitload of pain that even the painful teeth pulling couldn't fully fix.

One thing that you must remember is that prior to widespread sugar availability most people's teeth were remarkably fine throughout life as people's diets didn't contain enough crap that will mess your teeth up. Of course this isn't to say that it was perfect. Braces would have been a good thing to have for many people and a simple toothbrush with half decent toothpaste would have been a very welcomed thing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Apparently teeth means children who haven’t gone through teething, according to contemporary resources

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I thought that was implied.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So many dead children. I count a full one third of all deaths being babies and toddlers.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's the reason why so many misleading statistics claim a much shorter lifespan in the past. If you survived childhood, and there wasn't a plague around, or a war, you had good chances of reaching 60.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

If you survived childhood, and there wasn’t a plague around, or a war

Lot of "ifs"

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Planet

wtf were they smoking in London?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just a wee collision with a planet after falling off a high ledge?

Weird euphemism, but I'd buy it 🤷

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm guessing it was some kind of astrology thing. People used to blame deaths on planets and stars being in certain areas of the sky.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Kil'd by several accidents

Not sure what that's supposed to mean. Maybe some Final Destination shit where they die due to a series of random chance events?

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They got beaten up by an angry mob and there were mysteriously zero witnesses

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

'Planet' goes hard.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is just the extended discography of a gothic folk metal band?

[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Kill'd by several accidents

When the universe is out to get you, but you survive the first accident

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago

Rasputin syndrome

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago

So aggravating to not be able to sort by columns

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

That one guy that died of Sciatica 😣

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Tag yourself. I’m “rising of the lights”

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

"Cancer, and Wolf" is that a gangster duo or something?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nice! I'm afflicted by the astrological influence of a planet

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Planet must mean "fell from s high place".

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