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Submariners might have not gotten much chance to bathe, but they did maintain basic hygiene, judging from combs and toothpaste bottles found aboard U-85.

“Small personal effects like these, which U-85’s crew used on a daily basis, bring a bit of humanity into the exhibit,” Bennett said. “These were real people who took care of themselves.”