anachrohack@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoTIL The ancient Romans created an artificial sweetener called "Sugar of Lead" by corroding lead in vinegar. It has a mildly sweet taste and also causes brain damageen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1561arrow-down11
arrow-up1560arrow-down1external-linkTIL The ancient Romans created an artificial sweetener called "Sugar of Lead" by corroding lead in vinegar. It has a mildly sweet taste and also causes brain damageen.wikipedia.organachrohack@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoLead and alcohol are on completely different levels. There is no way Romans understood fully the damage lead does and how it accumulates in the body. Also alcohol is presumably consumed by adults only, while this sweet shit was probably given to children too which makes it even worse.
minus-squareMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoWhat makes you think it was for children?
minus-squareMelatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·edit-21 day agoSugar does that too you know. Better and cheaper.
minus-squarekadup@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoFor pretty much the entirety of ancient history “sugar” and “cheaper” do not belong together in a sentence.
Lead and alcohol are on completely different levels.
There is no way Romans understood fully the damage lead does and how it accumulates in the body.
Also alcohol is presumably consumed by adults only, while this sweet shit was probably given to children too which makes it even worse.
What makes you think it was for children?
The mild sweet taste part
Sugar does that too you know. Better and cheaper.
For pretty much the entirety of ancient history “sugar” and “cheaper” do not belong together in a sentence.