Deep Dive: Lincoln’s Turning Point, Anne of Cleves’ Savvy, and the 75% Shower Habit - September 22, 2025
Andrew Lindbeck and Thomas Reynolds examine Lincoln’s 1862 preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, unpack the unexpected agency of Anne of Cleves at the Tudor court, and dig into a surprising hygiene stat: 75% of people wash top-to-bottom and what that means for shared soap.
In this Deep Dive episode, our hosts discuss...
📜 On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in Confederate states would be freed effective January 1, 1863 — a strategic, consequential act that reframed the Civil War as a fight toward ending slavery, altered international perceptions, and gave abolition momentum.
🎂 We celebrate birthdays across centuries — Anne of Cleves (1515), Michael Faraday (1791), and Billie Piper (1982) — and focus on Anne of Cleves: how her short marriage to Henry VIII became a study in diplomatic skill, survival, and quiet influence at Tudor court after the annulment.
💡 Fact of the day: 75% of people wash from top to bottom — a behavioral statistic that reframes concerns about sharing soap, highlights flow and runoff risks, and explains why communal hygiene practices carry different implications.
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📜 On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people in Confederate states would be freed effective January 1, 1863 — a strategic, consequential act that reframed the Civil War as a fight toward ending slavery, altered international perceptions, and gave abolition momentum.
🎂 We celebrate birthdays across centuries — Anne of Cleves (1515), Michael Faraday (1791), and Billie Piper (1982) — and focus on Anne of Cleves: how her short marriage to Henry VIII became a study in diplomatic skill, survival, and quiet influence at Tudor court after the annulment.
💡 Fact of the day: 75% of people wash from top to bottom — a behavioral statistic that reframes concerns about sharing soap, highlights flow and runoff risks, and explains why communal hygiene practices carry different implications.
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