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I thought it was all because of a genetic mutation that allowed them to digest milk... https://annemontgomerywriter.com/2022/02/11/the-power-of-milk-who-knew/#:
by cbsmith 2y ago
I thought it was all because of a genetic mutation that allowed them to digest milk... https://annemontgomerywriter.com/2022/02/11/the-power-of-milk-who-knew/#:~:text=It%20seems%20that%20Genghis%20and,Europe%20in%20a%20relative%20flash https://annemontgomerywriter.com/2022/02/11/the-power-of-mil....
- JPKab 2y agoThe article you linked to is highly unscientific and inaccurate. Lactose tolerance emerged 5,000 years ago in Europe. It wasn't brought to Europe via Mongols. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/07/dairy-lactose-intolerance-causes/670966/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/07/dairy-la...
- cbsmith 2y agoSorry if it was implied that I thought it was scientific or accurate. My comment was intended to be sarcastic. Every now and then people drag out these weird, "this is why Genghis Khan was so successful" stories.
- vasco 2y agoGuess what, there wasn't a single reason and it was a multitude of reasons and whoever tells you they found the main contributing factor is more likely to just want more attention than they'd get with a more mild version like "this contributed to it".
- shermantanktop 2y agoWell that doesn’t sound like snackable infotainment. I prefer my factoids to be context-free and ready for me to misremember in two years.
- cbsmith 2y agoYup.