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For most of human existence, you ate in whatever room you slept or cooked in. Establishing a specific room with the sole purpose of eating dinner was…
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Nothing screams 'I have money' quite like eating a jiggly, semi-transparent block of boiled hooves. Before modern refrigeration and instant packets, making…
Discover moreThe ultimate symbol of ancient luxury was quite literally derived from boiling thousands of sea snails until the entire coastline smelled like a rotting…
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The ultimate societal flex was taking sharp shears to your expensive outer garments just to prove you had an even more ridiculously expensive layer hidden…
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In the era of 'sensibility', displaying extreme emotion proved you had a refined soul. If a poem was read at a party, guests would violently weep and collapse…
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Where you sat in relation to the table salt determined your entire worth as a human being. Massive, elaborate salt cellars were placed in the middle of long…
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