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How White Lighters Got Such a Bad Rap (www.atlasobscura.com)

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the link was posted in a comment here:
https://lemmy.ca/comment/20493193

and it brought back a memory or two.

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[–] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Huh, wouldnt have guessed that. My theory was that people thought they might be older lighters that had printed wraps that weren't selling, so they were peeled off and relabeled for sale again, meaning they had lost some fluid over time.