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Cate 🐬

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your regular reminder that the Spanish Flu is called that because they were the first to ADMIT that something was killing people

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Chris Swartout's avatar Chris Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social
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CORRECT! Likely started in Kansas, if I recall correctly.

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Bess Hamilton's avatar Bess Hamilton @besshamilton.bsky.social
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I think a lot about how many people I know got a wicked virus in late 2019, early 2020. Including me! When I had a confirmed case of covid in 2021, it felt awfully familiar.

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Ali Fleih's avatar Ali Fleih @alifleih.bsky.social
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Yup. Spain was neutral during the war, so their press wasn't as handicapped by the government.

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