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Why did 19th-century laws forbid feeding lobster to American prison inmates more than twice a week?
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During an extreme bout of moral panic in the 16th century, officials tried to mandate formal "Fish Days" to artificially support the fishing industry. Eating…
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Because canned foods inevitably turned a depressing grey color, Victorian food manufacturers routinely added heavy doses of copper sulfate to peas and pickles…
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French women in the 16th and 17th centuries could legally drag their husbands into court and demand a divorce on the singular grounds of male impotence. To…
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Why would serving lobster at a fancy dinner party in the 1800s completely embarrass your wealthy guests?
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In Georgian England, nothing screamed 'I have old money' quite like hauling a spiky tropical fruit to a high-society dinner party. Because growing a pineapple…
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