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2. I believe that leather was tanned using urine and dog crap during the same period.

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 03:14 PM

Jan 2013

The life expectancy for somebody living in the Middle Ages was about 35yrs.

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If You Think You Have It Bad - Worst Jobs In The Middle Ages On Youtube ----- [View all] TheMastersNemesis Jan 2013 OP

And here I am going to London soon. mr_hat Jan 2013 #1

The Worst Jobs in History - The Tudor Age - Part 1 dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #3

Who the fuck even thought that up? OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #4

Baldrick dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #6

No, I mean walking on piss wool for eight hours makes wool better. OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2013 #7

OR, we can consider Apple's sweatshops in China, ca. now. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #8

Kick to find it later n/t hootinholler Jan 2013 #9

well, that doesn't sound so bad actually. pansypoo53219 Jan 2013 #10