589
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
589 points (99.5% liked)
History Memes
2625 readers
888 users here now
A place to share history memes!
Rules:
-
No sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, assorted bigotry, etc.
-
No fascism (including tankies/red fash), atrocity denial or apologia, etc.
-
Tag NSFW pics as NSFW.
-
Follow all Piefed.social rules.
-
History referenced must be 20+ years old.
-
Avoid posting AI-generated content whenever possible.
Banner courtesy of @setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world
OTHER COMMS IN THE HISTORYVERSE:
- !historyruins@piefed.social
- !historyart@piefed.social
- !historyartifacts@piefed.social
- !historyphotos@piefed.social
- !askhistorians@piefed.social
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Europeans had more (and more exposure to) domesticated animals. Domesticated animals are a... great way to rapidly develop and pass along new and exciting pathogens to humans.
Hunting doesn't really compare in intensity and longevity of exposure to handling (and not washing one's hands) animals for grooming and shearing, and breathing in the same stinking air as a dozen livestock through the winter, and intermittently the rest of the year.
Especially if you cram those humans into packed cities as well, with many and varied ways of contacting eachothers bodily fluids