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5 MIN READ · 23 April 2026

Roman Dental Hygiene: An Industry Built on Human Urine

The Roman Empire invented the import/export economy, concrete, central heating, and a dental hygiene industry built entirely on human urine. Three of these things are unambiguously impressive.

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