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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Tangential fact: syphillis originated in the Americas, likely from llamas. It's the only instance of a transmittable disease to be imported to the old world.

This also makes me a bit annoyed at the show 'Apothecary Diaries" as it depicts syphillis existing in China in the 700AD

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

They also depict a mushroom that only grows in Japan growing in China but the show is pretty anachronistic overall.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Alright, everyone, who banged tina‽

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought Romans had syphilis and that's why they were bald

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Romans had lead poisoning

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Only the rich ones though right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Not sure, everyone's water came in lead pipes. The wealthy had more lead though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For some reason I thought only the rich had plumbing

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

All the people living in cities

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The wealthy Romans deliberately added lead to their wine to make it sweeter