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Drafted by a committee chaired by Eleeanor Roosevelt, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world's most translated document. Among its 30 articles are definitions of civil and political rights, as well as definitions of economic, social, and cultural rights - all of which are owed by UN member states to those under their jurisdiction. Since its adoption, it has acquired more juridical status than originally intended and has been widely used, even by national courts, in what ways? More...
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During the Georgian era, women's wigs would routinely catch on fire.
During the Georgian period (roughly 1714 – 1830), women (and men!) went really wild for wigs. The wigs were often made from purchased hair (the hair of virgins was apparently preferable), which was then supplemented with wool and shaped with sugar water and a greasy promade. As you can imagine, they could get quite smelly after a few wears and would require regular trips to a barber for shaping and cleaning.
Women's wigs were so huge and elaborate that they often had trouble getting into doorways and had to stoop down or sit on the floor of their carriages to get around. One of the most horrible side effects of these wig monstrosities was that society ladies sometimes bumped into candles and things and accidentally set their insanely large wigs on fire.
Newspapers of the day were full of terrible accounts of women burning themselves to death in wig-related accidents.
UN General Assembly Adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Drafted by a committee chaired by Eleeanor Roosevelt, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the world's most translated document. Among its 30 articles are definitions of civil and political rights, as well as definitions of economic, social, and cultural rights - all of which are owed by UN member states to those under their jurisdiction. Since its adoption, it has acquired more juridical status than originally intended and has been widely used, even by national courts, in what ways? More...
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Historic Trivia pickDuring the Georgian era, women's wigs would routinely catch on fire.
During the Georgian period (roughly 1714 – 1830), women (and men!) went really wild for wigs. The wigs were often made from purchased hair (the hair of virgins was apparently preferable), which was then supplemented with wool and shaped with sugar water and a greasy promade. As you can imagine, they could get quite smelly after a few wears and would require regular trips to a barber for shaping and cleaning.
Women's wigs were so huge and elaborate that they often had trouble getting into doorways and had to stoop down or sit on the floor of their carriages to get around. One of the most horrible side effects of these wig monstrosities was that society ladies sometimes bumped into candles and things and accidentally set their insanely large wigs on fire.
Newspapers of the day were full of terrible accounts of women burning themselves to death in wig-related accidents.
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