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76 points rntn | 3 comments | 31 Aug 25 19:48 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

1. themafia ◴[31 Aug 25 20:20 UTC] No.45086702[source]▶

Fecal contamination is how we verified the route of Lewis and Clark.

2. guntars ◴[31 Aug 25 20:29 UTC] No.45086799[source]▶

Only due to their mercury chloride heavy diet.

3. dang ◴[01 Sep 25 16:56 UTC] No.45094403[source]▶

This spent 17 hours on HN's front page (and is only just off it, I think):

Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45087815 - Aug 2025 (78 comments)

Best practices for dealing with human waste in the great outdoors