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What surprisingly mundane fruit was so insanely expensive in the 1700s that people rented it?

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What surprisingly mundane fruit was so insanely expensive in the 1700s that people rented it?

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What surprisingly mundane fruit was so insanely expensive in the 1700s that people rented it?
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