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Archaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Big (www.smithsonianmag.com)

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[–] josefo@leminal.space 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Gigantic? Massive? I was expecting hilariously big sizes, turned out to be my shoe size. Wtf. Is that insane that this particular fort had conscripts that were selected just because they were taller? Other cultures have preferred taller, bulkier soldiers, why this can't be the case?

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Nope. You have hilariously gigantic feet.