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the only weapon that doubles as a place to dream about using it
means a soft cushion, usually filled with feathers, foam, or fiber, used to support your head while you sleep or rest
from From Old English 'pyle' or 'pylu,' borrowed from Latin 'pulvinus,' meaning a cushion or bolster. The same Latin root quietly survives in 'pulvinate,' an architectural term for a cushion-shaped molding — so the thing under your head and the curve of an old column share an ancestor.
- ancient stone
- Egyptians slept on carved wooden and stone headrests
- dust ecosystem
- Old pillows can be a third dead skin and mites
- fight history
- Pillow fighting was once a competitive league sport
- status symbol
- Mesopotamians counted pillows as proof of wealth
for instance
tempur-pedic — nasa-developed memory foam pillow, $100-300, market leader since 1992
purple pillow — hyper-elastic gel pillow brand, valued at $1b+ in 2021, sold at retailers nationwide
casper pillow — dtc sleep brand pillow launched 2015, part of $6.9b valuation before ipo