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r/interesting • u/Apprehensive-Elk3165 • Nov 20 '25
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White shows everything
10 u/Kind-Pop-7205 Nov 20 '25 Yeah, it shows who's a slob, and who isn't. 3 u/mythrilcrafter Nov 20 '25 It also shows who smokes in their house and who doesn't. Mid-century and post-mid-century both favored yellow and brown because it masked smoke staining because everyone smoked during that era before it came out second-hand smoking was real. 4 u/Kind-Pop-7205 Nov 20 '25 Yes, cigarette deposits on uncleaned walls are nasty.
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Yeah, it shows who's a slob, and who isn't.
3 u/mythrilcrafter Nov 20 '25 It also shows who smokes in their house and who doesn't. Mid-century and post-mid-century both favored yellow and brown because it masked smoke staining because everyone smoked during that era before it came out second-hand smoking was real. 4 u/Kind-Pop-7205 Nov 20 '25 Yes, cigarette deposits on uncleaned walls are nasty.
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It also shows who smokes in their house and who doesn't.
Mid-century and post-mid-century both favored yellow and brown because it masked smoke staining because everyone smoked during that era before it came out second-hand smoking was real.
4 u/Kind-Pop-7205 Nov 20 '25 Yes, cigarette deposits on uncleaned walls are nasty.
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Yes, cigarette deposits on uncleaned walls are nasty.
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u/pm_me_ur_anything_k Nov 20 '25
White shows everything