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So the Black Death was started by.....gerbils!

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HesterShaw · 24/02/2015 10:58

that's what "they" think now!

There'll be a fair bit of history books having to be rewritten.

I find plague history fascinating. It must have genuinely seemed like a mass punishment from God/the end of the world.

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mammuzzamia · 26/02/2015 00:32

The link has disappeared! Will search

mammuzzamia · 26/02/2015 00:33

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-31588671

Found it

JoanHickson · 26/02/2015 00:34

Can you please add the link on the thread?

JoanHickson · 26/02/2015 00:37

Thanks. I blame the fleas.

emotionsecho · 26/02/2015 00:49

The scientist did caveat it with "if I'm right" thoughSmile.

Still appears to be fleas whether on rats or gerbils, I did smile at the 'giant gerbils' bit - did they march across Asia and Europe and invade or just send over their flea out riders?

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