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Title: Random fact of the day. Post by: BANGKOK RED on Sunday, January 10, 2010, 19:17:53 The word 'decimate' comes from a Roman army disciplinary technique, in which upon certain cases of mutiny or cowardice the soldiers would be separated into groups if ten (hence the 'dec), and one soldier will be selected at random to be executed by stoning or clubbing by his nine remaining comrades.
Terrific race, the Romans. Title: Re: Random fact of the day. Post by: Peter Venkman on Sunday, January 10, 2010, 19:22:36 But what did the Romans do for us?
Title: Re: Random fact of the day. Post by: Doore on Sunday, January 10, 2010, 19:28:53 There was some talk of an aquaduct at one point but I have found no evidence of this. Lazy Roman bastards.
An elephant trunk has no bone but 40,000 muscles. Title: Re: Random fact of the day. Post by: Batch on Sunday, January 10, 2010, 20:01:30 But what did the Romans do for us? Built excellent places to go sledging 1600 years later. Dog's tongues. Otter's noses. Occelot spleens. |