Comment on The Nightshade Family

• psud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Romans had lead poisoning

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  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Only the rich ones though right?

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    • psud@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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      • mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

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

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      • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        For some reason I thought only the rich had plumbing

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