https://habitablezone.com/2013/02/25/dun-no-much-bout-history/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:18:10 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://habitablezone.com/2013/02/25/dun-no-much-bout-history/#comment-22968 bowser Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:17:34 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=30441#comment-22968 "Wakes" are called "wakes" and lasted three days because with lead poisoning, often occurring because of eating off of pewter plates and drinking from pewter vessels, can cause a person to slow down to the point of appearing dead. Three days, the length of the usual wake, was long enough to ensure they were really dead. “Wakes” are called “wakes” and lasted three days because with lead poisoning, often occurring because of eating off of pewter plates and drinking from pewter vessels, can cause a person to slow down to the point of appearing dead. Three days, the length of the usual wake, was long enough to ensure they were really dead.

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