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The world learned of the shower from the Muslims. Of the duties of worship in Islam, wash five times a day, and bathing. Hidden facts, and fake history of European . open your mind and eyes .. to see reality and read true history.?

Eyke moved to The StoryGraph Plus, the ancient Aztecs had "soap plants", "soap trees", and "soap roots" they used for washing, bathing, and cleaning as well as bathhouses, deodora…morePlus, the ancient Aztecs had "soap plants", "soap trees", and "soap roots" they used for washing, bathing, and cleaning as well as bathhouses, deodorants, and dentifrices in a context uninfluenced by Romantic and Arab hygiene.
In a parallel, ancient Egypt is credited with the oldest example of deodorants and perfumes. Also, ancient Chinese feizao balls were basically bathbombs that were used as detergents for cleaning clothes (which I think should be brought back).
Plus, the thousand or so years of uncleanliness that followed the fall of the Roman Empire fails to account for the hygiene practices of the ancient civilizations that preceded it, including the Roman's, Greek's, and Byzantine's practices. (less)

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