• CrabAndBroom@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It’s wild to think that at one point some viking was taking a shit in a field somewhere, not knowing that over 1000 years later it would be named after a bank and that would essentially be his entire legacy to the world. Or logacy, if you prefer.

  • Sludgehammer@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Thank god it’s bolted down, otherwise some tourist might steal this valuable artifact.

    Oh, god. Someone probably would.

    • littleblue✨@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I propose we require that human coprolite be referred to as “couricite”, in honor of the unit of measurement by which is standardized the volumetric dimension of human excrement. I have spoken.

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    10 months ago

    I was wondering how poo gets conserved that long. According to wiki it was covered by moist and peaty layers. I guess that prevented any degradation. Wish it was would be better explained somewhere 😅. So if you guys have any information on the biology of this conservation let me know.

  • Otakat
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    1 year ago

    I’m confused, the title on this post says oldest, but the article says largest. Which is it?