• Slayan@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    Pineapple fun fact: Before selling them for consumption, pineapple merchants rented pineapples to people who couldn’t afford to purchase them. Those who rented would take the pineapple to parties, not to give as a gift to the host, but to carry around and show off their apparent ability to afford such an expensive fruit.

    A pineapple could cost up to 8000$ in the 1700-1800.

    This fun fact has been brought to you by: Eat the rich!™

    • 👍Maximum Derek👍
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      6 months ago

      I like that the section on apples talks like its a new thing and not the status quo basically since we first learned to graft apple trees.