sioux612
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
sioux612 t1_isoaxcx wrote
Reply to comment by Some_Inspector3638 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
Because coffee and tea are better when warm and without a shitload of sugar?