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Fun historical fact: Caesar was stabbed due to his unstoppable salad addiction. The senate had to make up all that stuff about his lust for power to justify the crime.
I heard it was the sudden drop in crouton availability that drove up bread prices and led to a plebian uprising?
Yes that’s correct. This is actually where the phrase “croutons and circuses” comes from.