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Humans didn't invent agriculture (sopuli.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 133 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I mean, the Roman Empire was an olive tree superorganism. Prove me wrong.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I am pretty sure they were sentient, rotting fish guts.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like in that sauce the whole mediterran had then?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Asafoetida

(Thanks, Max Miller!)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No, sauce, Asafoetida is a spice (thanks).

Found it, it's Garum. The juice from salted fermented fish intestines.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There’s a Pax Romana/olive branch joke in there somewhere

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

"We're taking your country over. You should produce olives. If not, then grapes. Or like, wheat, I guess. But definitely olives." - Pax Romana