Claim: A prostitute named Gerda Puridle invented elongated eyelashes in the 1880s.
Fact-check: Did Prostitute Gerda Puridle Invent Fake Eyelashes To, Umm... Protect Her Eyes?
Verdict: false
Organisation: Snopes
Author: Dan Evon
Date published: 2021-02-03T15:21:34