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Got a singular tea bag in the mail today. (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 year ago by bappity to c/[email protected]
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[โ€“] Piecemakers3Dprints 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's essentially how/why tea bags were invented, back in the day. ๐Ÿค“

[โ€“] bappity 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

TIL

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also TIL. I was a little shocked to find they were invented in... the US.

Wikipaedia page for Tea Bag

[โ€“] bappity 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

how much more of our culture is taken from other countries ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

It doesn't bear thinking about.

Just look up at a flag with a St George's Cross whilst drinking your pint of lager (or cup of tea) and having a lovely curry (or a kebab) and don't ask any more questions.

[โ€“] Piecemakers3Dprints 5 points 1 year ago

I mean... It's not like the UK invented tea, now is it?

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I first heard about this yesterday amd suddenly I hear about it again. Stupid Baader-Meinhof-effect