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All of today’s questions come from Cullen Murphy’s romp through Rome, part of the August issue of The Atlantic. Pretty much every door in the Italian capital can be opened with the right call, Cullen discovers while touring the city with one of its ciceroni—Rome’s centuries-old class of learned, incredibly connected guides.
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As one wit observed, “All roads lead to Rome, but once you get there they turn into” what staple ingredient used in the city’s cacio e pepe?
In the States, it comes with meatballs.
And by the way, did you know that the Vatican is home to a lone pharmacy, and that it is among the world’s busiest? The Church’s unique regulations mean that some pharmaceutical products not available in Italy are sold within Vatican walls—plus, the city-state’s tax-exempt status makes for lower prices—so Romans are known to hop the border for drugstore errands.
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Shoppers do, however, have to go elsewhere for condoms.
Until tomorrow!
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