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> It showed a Indians in a tiny village who were falling ill because they were literally taking a shit in the same river that they were getting their drinking w
by newsat13 9y ago
> It showed a Indians in a tiny village who were falling ill because they were literally taking a shit in the same river that they were getting their drinking water from, just a few meters away.
Many things that are obvious to now are not obvious unless we are rightly educated. You might like to read http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/375663920/the-doctor-who-championed-hand-washing-and-saved-women-s-lives http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/01/12/37566392... which believe it or not is not even 150 years old.
- trollsonson 9y agoWhat's really amazing is that nearly all of them had 20+ years of .net experience!
- ralfd 9y agoSure, but non-obvious things often manifest in culture nonetheless. For example the romans with their mighty aqueducts, cleanliness rules in religion, drinking tea (needs boiled water) or beer/wine (alcohol desinfects), or being obsessed that evil witches dont poison your wells etc.
- mschuster91 9y ago> drinking tea beer/wine (alcohol desinfects) Also, beer provides large amounts of calories, so it also feeds the consumer with low risk of the "food" getting stale. There's a reason why in Bavaria a fat belly is called a "Bierbauch" ;)
- Declanomous 9y agoA fat belly is literally called a beer gut or a beer belly in English as well.