The practice of washing hands with soap dates back thousands of years. Ancient civilizations, such as the Egyptians and Babylonians, used concoctions of animal fats and plant extracts as precursors to today's modern soap. However, it was only in the 19th century that scientists like Ignaz Semmelweis and Louis Pasteur solidified the connection between hand hygiene and preventing infectious diseases.
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