• @EisFrei
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    711 hours ago

    Iirc it was Earl Grey, who decided to just sell the tea that was spoiled in his ship’s cargo hold when a container with bergamot broke above it.

    • Flying SquidM
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      411 hours ago

      The potential capital loss from rotten tea results in foul-tasting swill that becomes iconic because of a sci-fi show about a socialist utopia… there is a message in there somewhere, but I’m not quite sure what it is.