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Leaving this here for no reason other than the wish for it to be common knowledge.
"Duomo" is the Italian word for cathedral...it has nothing to do with the world famous dome.
Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

Me to me: oh hey this is what I was talking to Wendy about when that guy spit on me in Rome. 🤣

Shout out to all the footnotes that just say "see chapter 5" or "see chapter 11". Thanks, I would have skipped those but now I for sure won't.

Apparently the Roman Empire spent more on military and defense than America currently does. Obviously this is percentage wise.
This is not a "hold my beer" moment America. It is a "what for?!" Moment.