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sioux612 t1_iso9quf wrote

Reply to comment by breecher in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm

I could see the part with icecubes not being as popular in Europe as they are in NA because of that but yeah, Europe doesn't prefer warm drinks

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Some_Inspector3638 t1_isoapin wrote

Then why do they drink warm drinks?

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sioux612 t1_isoaxcx wrote

Because coffee and tea are better when warm and without a shitload of sugar?

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