Episode 456: The Black Death Part I - Stomp a Gerbil, Bribe a Rat
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Did the Mongols Kick Off the Plague?
Carlin: In just four short years, the resulting great mortality would kill between 75 and 200 million people. We don't really know how the people on these ships survived the 1600 mile sea journey to Sicily. But John Kelly believes that might have just been luck. Recent research shows that a certain genetic quirk gives some people protection against the black plague like some people have genetics that protect them from HIV.
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