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Imagine you're at Versailles, sweating in silks—and your wig is air-conditioned.

Imagine you're at Versailles, sweating in silks—and your wig is air-conditioned.

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Did 18th-century French elites chill their heads with ice-powered wigs? We unravel this frosty tale that blends elite fashion, clever satire, and historical inaccuracy in an episode where powdered wigs meet powered myths.

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