Before the invention of the nail clipper, such as in ancient India, Greece, and Rome, how did people cut their fingernails and toenails? - Quora
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How did people cut their nails before the nail clipper was invented? Did they bite them? If so why is it now considered a bad habit? : r/AskHistorians
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