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[–] themoken@startrek.website 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Also, for this reason, some Romance languages still use words derived from Vespasian's name for urinals.

I expected it to be some oblique reference, but in Italian it's literally vespasiano. It's always crazy to me when thinking about Rome. Some guy taxes urine and 2000 years later his name is still part of the vernacular.