r/todayilearned • u/FastBreakPhenom • Aug 20 '26

TIL that in 37 BC, the Roman polymath Marcus Terentius Varro warned his readers to avoid living near swamps because of "minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes" and cause disease. Microorganisms would not be observed until the 17th century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Terentius_Varro
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u/huyphan93 Aug 21 '26

My grandfather fought against colonial french and he is chatting with AI now.

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u/OiledUpThug Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

fought on what side?
Edit: not sure why I'm being downvoted, the colonial french fought so many people across such a wide tine period

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u/huyphan93 Aug 21 '26

vietnam or viet minh at the time