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What is the origin of the phrase ‘as mad as a hatter’?
The earliest documented use of the phrase “mad as a hatter” appears in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, January-June 1829, So the term is at least one hundred and eighty years old.
It is believed to have come about because hatters in the eighteenth and nineteenth century frequently suffered from mercury poisoning. Mercury is a chemical which used to be used in the production of felt hats. It is extremely toxic and can cause symptoms which appear to be similar to ‘madness’.
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