Roman Water Fights, Pet Squirrels, Perpetual Pre-Singing
The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week
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Water Battles and Pet Squirrels
This chapter delves into the intriguing practice of naumachiae in the Roman Colosseum, highlighting the logistics of staging water battles and a tragic event that ensued. It also touches on the quirky trend of keeping squirrels as pets in 1700s colonial America, featuring Benjamin Franklin's amusing experience with his pet squirrel, Mungo.
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