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		red-iron-pine on Oct 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Po... 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 [–]

At the time the book takes place in they were very rare. Most Americans had never eaten or seen a banana.

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