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It must have been ancient aliens! (media.piefed.social)
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[–] teft@piefed.social 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I once watched a numberphile video with Hannah Fry talking about how the romans built straight tunnels through mountains.

Ancient people were smart as fuck.

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They built straight tunnels through mountains with water

That shit is crazy all the way

[–] Pofski@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Do you have any sources? I would love to read about this.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 6 points 3 weeks ago

i think any stream will do