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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 27 days ago

Knocker uppers and candle clocks: The quirky ways people woke up before alarm clocks

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Knocker uppers and candle clocks: The quirky ways people woke up before alarm clocks

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Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 27 days ago

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Knocker uppers and candle clocks: How people woke up before alarm clocks

From candles that drop metal nails to the knocker uppers of industrial Britain, people devised plenty of cunning ways to ensure a timely wake-up before alarm clocks came along.

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27 days ago
The mashup of the pea lady, a bell, and a giant cock is kinda weird, tbh.

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