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Quarantining My Mind

Posted on September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 by Mitch Ditkoff

The practice of quarantine began during the 14th century in an effort to protect coastal cities from plague epidemics. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit, at anchor, for 40 days before landing. This word for this phenomenon harkens back to two Italian words, “quaranta giorni”, which translate as “40 days”. OK. I…

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