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Sabertooth767 t1_j6afgkt wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL of the Medieval candle time clock, before electricity, a nail was placed at certain places on the lengths of the candle and people would hear the nail hit the ground when lit, letting them know a certain amount of time had passed. by FlashyBehind

It takes hundreds of candles to provide the same lighting as a single common lightbulb. So even if you had just one or two rooms in your house and lived mostly in the dark, you still needed lots and lots of candles.

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