kabamman comment in TIL During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian word for 40, "quaranta"

Snap: TIL During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian word for 40, "quaranta" posted by kabamman

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Imagine being on a ship and waiting for 40 days, hoping that nobody's infected. That could be a high tension movie plot!

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- hingeattack
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  I hadn't thought of that! I think that if this was done right, it could be a really cool movie.
  
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