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[โ€“] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're right (I didn't make the meme); mercury chloride was a historical multipurpose medicine.

Your comment is amazing, as an aside.

[โ€“] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago

Thanks! Their story is interesting in and of itself (in its problematic way suited to the era), but I do try to give it my own flair.