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[–] [email protected] 71 points 8 months ago (2 children)

John Snow

For finally convincing westerners that microbes exist. Which got the ball rolling on like, actual medicine.

That's all.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He did, in fact, know something.

And it was quite important.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

(almost like the fictional character was named that for a reason--)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

And killing the last of the dragons and stuff