[ExI] Science had an article about hwat is kiling bees. virusesspread by miyrd.
BillK
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Fri Jul 25 09:09:00 UTC 2025
On Fri, 25 Jul 2025 at 01:45, spike jones via extropy-chat
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> >... honeycombs which operate simultaneously as a
> vomitorium, a pantry, and a crib for the baby bees. ... Stuart LaForge
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Sorry to nit-pick! :)
The Roman vomitorium is a popular misconception.
The Romans never had a special room for throwing up in.
<https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-vom1.htm>
<https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/purging-the-myth-of-the-vomitorium/>
Quote:
To Romans, vomitoriums were the entrances/exits in stadiums or
theaters, so dubbed by a fifth-century writer because of the way
they'd spew crowds out into the streets.
BillK
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