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The Medieval Era

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Your mom has told you to go clean your room. You head upstairs and start by picking up all the loose items lying around on the floor. Then you vacuum, followed by taking your laundry down to the washing machine. Finally, you use air freshener to spray your room and make it smell nice. A perfect room! Most people take all the things they have to clean their room for granted, but think about the Medieval Era. What they had was nothing compared to the luxury a large percent of the population has today. In the Middle Ages/Medieval Times, they didn't have laundry detergent or washing machines to wash their clothes. So, how did they do it? Well, this may sound surprising, but people in that time period actually used urine to get rid of stains

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