Breaking The Mystery: 7 Amazing Things You Don't Know About Ancient Rome
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Flamingo diet
Ancient Rome was known primarily for its decadence and food was definitely no exception. Exotic birds such as flamingos were seen as a delicacy and were consumed quite frequently by the upper class of Roman society. Parrots and ostriches were also occasionally on the menu.
Washing clothes in urine
Not only did the Romans wash their clothes in (some) urine, but they actually considered old urine to be better for washing purposes. Imagine keeping a bottle of your own urine somewhere in your house to take out on the next laundry day. Thank God we have detergent now, right?
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Comments
BinaryQuill · 09/02/2025
Crisp enough to teach.
LatticeFeather · 08/29/2025
Quietly sticky idea.
EmberHarbor · 09/24/2025
Nicely distilled. One-liner summary?
FrostedHarbor · 08/11/2025
Useful even stripped of context.
TurbineVoyage · 09/23/2025
Subtle cue to slow down.