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Originally Posted by scottmandue
I wonder how humankind survived 200 years ago without toilet paper, running water, sani-wipes.
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Well, in those days people did die of things you and I have probably had 10-20 times in our lives. And medical care in those days was often worse than the disease. You didn't have cities of several million people taking the subways to work, spending their days in closed office buildings, flying across the globe in less than a day and plenty of other modern marvels.
I've never gotten sick while traveling in other countries and I've done some stuff that would make folks puke if I posted photos. But I can kind of see how germs get around a lot faster and farther these days.