The Rise and Fall of the Powdered Wig (2020)

> In 1700, 800 shillings was approximately £40.

Since there were 20 shillings to a pound, 800 shillings were exactly £40. </nitpicking>

Batteries weren't included, but a good article, nonetheless.

Interesting how baldness used to mean syphilis, few people know that.

What I also find interesting about men's hair is that long hair was common until the war machine came along with the short back and sides. Instead of hair, men got helmets.

The only time Americans got majorly anti-war was during the Vietnam War era, and the counterculture very much meant long hair for men, not a military style buzz cut.

Also fun to know, going grey prematurely isn't just 'genetics', as in that wonderful catch-all for anything medical we don't understand. Vitamin B12 also plays a part. Don't ask me how I know!

Interestingly, this doesn't mention that, like the tomato and the potato, Syphilis was from The New World. It’s a disease that caused this hair loss, unlike European diseases which killed a lot of Native Americans. Syphilis caused these issues but didn't cause death. However, it's interesting to note why this trend happened after the year 1492.

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The first title was 'powered wig' which I was absolutely sure was a typo but it fueled a five minute think on what exactly a powered wig would do.

No practical answers presented themselves.

On the "new" page this item reads "powered wig." I thought it was a Team Fortress 2 entry...