I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the mind altering substances Oscar Wilde accidentally consumed pale in comparison to the ones he knowingly consumed.

Yeah, the Victorian’s came up with “Too beautiful to die”, “Life from other pieces”, and “Death ages a picture, but the model lives” - the entire periods fiction becomes about survival as a fun treat like being fabulously wealthy is to generations after Boomers.

Yah, and all the mid 1900 writers had was developmental lead poisoning from gas fumes.

SMH, amateurs.

And don’t forget everybody’s favorite seasoning, lead!

To be fair, wearing the hats were fine. You were only in danger if you made hats.