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Soap
The soap industry was not harmed during the pandemic – keeping hands clean , soft and smelling sweet against the harshness of antibacterial liquid .
The ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia ( modern day Iraq ) used a mix of ashes and water as soap in 3000 BC .
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Anna Coleman Ladd ’ s masks
The American sculptor used groundbreaking plastic surgery techniques to create facial masks for men whose faces had been scarred in the First World War .
She made casts and then crafted attachments of the damaged part of the face using painted copper and human hair , with the attachments affixed by glasses , allowing the soldiers to reintegrate with society .
116 February 2022