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mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks agoTangential 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
slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I thought Romans had syphilis and that’s why they were bald
psud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Romans had lead poisoning
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Only the rich ones though right?
psud@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
Not sure, everyone’s water came in lead pipes. The wealthy had more lead though
the_artic_one@programming.dev 4 weeks ago
They also depict a mushroom that only grows in Japan growing in China but the show is pretty anachronistic overall.