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whatshisface
on Oct 27, 2024
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50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Po...
So the
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could access their resources. No Americans, save for retiring government appointees, got so much as a banana.
ethbr1
on Oct 27, 2024
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Technically all Americans got bananas, because the United Fruit Company (now Chiquita) and the Standard Fruit Company (now Dole) subverted nations to ensure uninterrupted supply.
red-iron-pine
on Oct 28, 2024
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and, like, bananas are cheap as hell. pretty common, even in Canada.
imagine if they were as rare as dragonfruit or durian
jraby3
on Nov 7, 2024
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At the time the book takes place in they were very rare. Most Americans had never eaten or seen a banana.
exe34
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the companies were owned by shareholders who profited handsomely.
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