▲ 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
[–] M137@lemmy.today 0 points 3 months ago No, they compared dirt to Lay's salt and vinegar chips. That's not the same as comparing dirt to any and all said and vinegar chips. permalink fedilink source parent