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The Black Death originated in this cozy mountain spa town
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:21 am
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:21 am
Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
That’s like some deadly disease coming out of Western Colorado or something.
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 9:25 am
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Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:22 am to ClemsonKitten
what is this shite?
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:23 am to Motorboat
History
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:24 am to ClemsonKitten
Turn her around
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:24 am to ClemsonKitten
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The Black Death originated in this cozy mountain spa town
i just read wiki. seems to be a bit more complicated than this stupid statement.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:25 am to Chad504boy
No it’s not
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:25 am to The Boat
Just the right amount of cushion on the arms, tell tale sign of some hangas
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:26 am to ClemsonKitten
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:26 am to ClemsonKitten
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History
OK, but here we post links and some sort of context. thanks for your attention to this matter.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:27 am to Motorboat
Calm down
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:32 am to ClemsonKitten
Not guilty
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:33 am to ClemsonKitten
That’s been known for a while, no?
Also been swimming in Lake Issyk Kul. Depending on where you go, it’s very pretty, but it’s no Lake Son Kul.
Also been swimming in Lake Issyk Kul. Depending on where you go, it’s very pretty, but it’s no Lake Son Kul.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:38 am to ClemsonKitten
Siege of Caffa
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The turning point in the siege came when an outbreak of the plague struck the Mongol camp. The disease, which later became known as the Black Death, caused widespread devastation among the Mongol troops. The exact origins of the plague in the Mongol camp are unclear, but it is believed to have been brought by infected rodents and fleas that thrived in the unsanitary conditions of the encampment. The epidemic of bubonic plague devastated Jani Beg's forces, giving hope to the Italians, and he was forced to lift the siege in 1347.[10] The siege and despair of the city's citizens as the disease spread is vividly described by the Italian notary Gabriel de Mussis.[2] However, de Mussis was not present at the siege and his story is contradicted by contemporary evidence from the Black Sea region. It is now believed that the Black Death spread to Europe in grain shipments that were restarted after the wartime embargoes between Venetian, Genoan, and Golden Horde merchants had been lifted.[11]
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Facing the dire situation of a plague-ravaged army and a fortified city, Jani Beg resorted to a desperate and unprecedented tactic: biological warfare. The Mongol forces decided to use the bodies of their plague-infected soldiers as weapons. They catapulted these bodies over the city walls, aiming to infect the inhabitants of Caffa with the deadly disease.[2]
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This act is considered one of the earliest recorded instances of biological warfare. The introduction of plague-infected corpses into Caffa had a catastrophic effect on the city's population. The disease spread rapidly among the inhabitants, causing panic, death, and chaos. The Genoese defenders, unable to contain the outbreak, were forced to abandon their positions and flee the city.[2]
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 9:39 am
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:39 am to The Boat
Assuming that she’s a her, are you?
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:47 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
Did you not read the topic title?
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:51 am to ClemsonKitten
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Did you not read the topic title?
Yes. Why do you think I post excerpts about the Black Death? It was Asians.
Posted on 11/5/25 at 9:51 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Yes. Why do you think I post excerpts about the Black Death? It was Asians.
So where do you think that lake is?
Posted on 11/5/25 at 10:03 am to ClemsonKitten
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So where do you think that lake is?
In Asia and there's no way I'd get into any lake in any former Soviet Republic.
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 10:07 am
Posted on 11/5/25 at 10:11 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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In Asia and there's no way I'd get into any lake in any former Soviet Republic.
Probably safer there than here
Posted on 11/5/25 at 10:26 am to ClemsonKitten
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Probably safer there than here
Perhaps, but the environment was of no concern to the Soviet Union. However, that lake does look pretty.
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 10:30 am
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