▲ 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
[–] benjirenji@slrpnk.net 10 points 3 months ago There's always a reason, but it doesn't need to be entirely rational. Kellogg was a nut, but that's a different topic, no? permalink fedilink source parent
