John Morrison Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 18 hours ago, Tony_C said: This is a bit interesting..... and possibly even topical..... During the Black Death, incoming ships were forced to wait for 40 days to prevent possible infection. The Italian word for 40 “Quaranta”, is where we get the word “Quarantine” from....... We need more stuff like this, interesting and useful. John. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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