The Most Dangerous Job in History Paid Almost Nothing

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Teenage girls in Victorian England were literally rotting alive making matches, and the fix had existed for decades. Their bosses just didn't care enough to use it.

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The Most Dangerous Job in History Paid Almost Nothing

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