SteveBored t1_jefd6d8 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Reply to comment by temporarysecretary17 in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz

"prior to the 1700s"

SteveBored t1_jedaad0 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:21 AM

Reply to comment by temporarysecretary17 in TIL in the 1920s, Coco Chanel accidentally got a tan, and helped inspire the trend of sunbathing. Soon "sunlight therapy" was prescribed for almost every ailment from fatigue to tuberculosis. Before this, tanned skin was associated with the lower classes who work outside, and fair skin was revered. by Pfeffer_Prinz

White man's burden was an 1800s thing. He's right, many European people prior to the 1700s probably never saw a black person in their life. People rarely traveled beyond their local villages.

SteveBored t1_je1ki0m wrote on March 28, 2023 at 7:15 PM

Reply to comment by only_because_I_can in TIFU by telling a guy I always check him out by myotheracct_is7yo

Kinda understandable mistake though.

SteveBored t1_j9cuz00 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Reply to comment by blahbleh112233 in Gritting routes are ‘sexist’ says Cambridgeshire highways chief and ‘must change’ by Bald__egg

Well put on a coat then. Pretty hard for dudes to walk around nude.

SteveBored t1_j87m3kw wrote on February 12, 2023 at 6:09 AM

Reply to comment by MC_Pterodactyl in The Invisible Extinction (2022) - How the loss of our internal microbiome may be linked to the rise in obesity, childhood allergies and autism. [01:20:00] by cherrybounce

Autism is also just diagnosed way more often these days.

SteveBored t1_j3hrlg4 wrote on January 8, 2023 at 5:52 PM

Reply to comment by homboo in Damar Hamlin continues to progress but remains in critical condition. by PrincessBananas85

Pretty sure it was the doctors and trainers. Must suck to be brainwashed by a cult.

SteveBored t1_j2vdkug wrote on January 4, 2023 at 5:03 AM

Reply to Fifa’s Infantino will ask every country to name stadium in honour of Pelé by King-of-New-York

soccer stadiums in NZ don't exist so good luck. Our national team has to scrounge a stadium from a rugby team when playing their one game every three years.