▲ 516 ▼ TIL that eating dirt was common in the U.S. South until the 80s. People ate a handful a day, often seasoned with vinegar and salt. (thelemmy.club) submitted 3 months ago* by Wudi@feddit.uk to c/til@lemmy.world 211 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/13/us/southern-practice-of-eating-dirt-shows-signs-of-waning.html
[–] Mr_lobber_lobber@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago I remember reading this in a travel book from a danish author. The person he asked about the custom was perplexed when he told him that he did not eat dirt. permalink fedilink source
