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People will go on twitter and post 30-tweet threads about some obscure history fact and source literally zero of their claims
Also they are all worded the same way and it's very annoying
Might even be true, the case presented seems solid
But they never cite anything so I just assume they're talking out their entire ass
The basic argument: prevalence of cheese in Europe meant female sheep were more valuable, which meant male sheep would be slaughtered in the winter to save on having to feed them, their skin was turned into vellum, which wrinkles, so heavy book covers were used to keep it lying flat
Could be true! I have no idea, though
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@coriander ah yes, if it weren't for the sheep they would have written books on rolls of silk
