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Really Shitty Copper

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A community dedicated to making fun of Ea-Nasir, a Sumerian merchant circa 1750 BC, who sold exceptionally poor quality copper.

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[โ€“] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 127 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 day ago

Might actually be the oldest scam in history lol