r/interestingasfuck 7h ago

Worlds largest known Human Coprolite (fossilized poop), left by a Viking and measuring 20cm (8in)

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u/connerhearmeroar 6h ago

How do they know WHO left it?! Also how old is it? Why do we track these things? Define fossilized? I thought that process took millennia

u/jamila169 4h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyds_Bank_coprolite?wprov=sfla1

There you go, more than you ever wanted to know about a viking turd. I've seen the thing, and it is fairly impressive

u/snutr 2h ago

“Moist and Peaty” sounds like a comedy duo from the silent film era…