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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

Would you crosspost this (or give me permission to crosspost) to RoughRomanMemes and HistoryMemes? This is perfect!

For some extra context for those not in the know - the Romans boiled down wine in lead pots to make sweetener, because the lead made it even sweeter. Not because they didn't know that lead was bad - they understood it full well, and even associated certain forms of lead poisoning with lead cosmetics.

But sweetener? Just a little tasty sweetener on your bread and in your wine? What could go wrong!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Subbed to the historymemes one just now, but roughromanmemes doesn't seem to be visible to me for whatever reason.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Lol, read that as RoughRoManMemes and thought it was a scooby-doo meme spot. It was not.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

If RoughRo memes ever become a thing, I'll be the first subscriber.

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