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Old 06-27-2005, 07:41 PM   #9 (permalink)
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You think perms were bad? In the early renaissance pale skin was the ultimate sign of beauty and nobility (oh, to have been born into such an enlightened age, says the pasty white girl), so women ate arsenic to whiten their skin. Talk about dying to be beautiful!
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