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Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Unrelated to covid but something I found interesting anyway. The last few hours I've been watching the documentary series Apocalypse:WWI on AHC.

Anyway, when poison chlorine gas started being used in the war none of the armies were prepared for troop protection. One of the first attempts by the French given to their troops consisted of cotton to shove up your nose, and a cloth pad that was to be placed over the face and tied around the back of the head. Before applying the mask troops were instructed to urinate on them with the thought it would help reduce the effects of the poison gas.