# Hot topic of the day: ancient Rome

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-topic-of-the-day-ancient-rome/617501>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 1, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-topic-of-the-day-ancient-rome/617501 "2012-04-01T14:19:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-topic-of-the-day-ancient-rome/617501/1 "2012-04-01T14:19:22Z")

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See Cecil on how the ancient Romans used corn (a New World vegetable) and thus overturned history as we know it: [How could the Romans use corn? It’s American! - The Straight Dope](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/94/how-could-the-romans-use-corn-its-american)

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-topic-of-the-day-ancient-rome/617501/2 "2012-04-01T21:25:54Z")

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Doggone it, you actually got me. I was about to post “no he didn’t!” and then I realized the date (I’ve been on vacation several days and didn’t get to sleep until 2:30am).

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-topic-of-the-day-ancient-rome/617501/3 "2012-04-02T02:54:22Z")

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Not often that I can get you, **Una** … One has to wake up early in the morning to get you. [sub]Oh, wait, I did. ;)[/sub] Anyhow, Happy April 1th.