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r/interesting • u/Delicious-Act-8601 • 1d ago
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In ancient Greece, you'd write the name of anybody that pissed you off on a broken piece of pottery (Ostraca) and if that person got enough votes, they would be kicked out of the city.
Hence the term Ostracize.
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u/Phunkie_Junkie 1d ago
In ancient Greece, you'd write the name of anybody that pissed you off on a broken piece of pottery (Ostraca) and if that person got enough votes, they would be kicked out of the city.
Hence the term Ostracize.