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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Not scabies (caused by tiny, parasitic bugs), but scrapie.

Bah.... That's my phone autocorrect and not proofreading my comment before posting!