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Listen to our podcast about the fascinating history of that household item on which we spend a large portion of our lives… the mattress!
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RD Talks: Then and now – the mattress
From straw to feathers, beds have a long, dust mite-filled history. Today’s mattresses promise engineering technology that puts space travel to shame.
Written by Zoe Meunier | Read by Zoe Meunier
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