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99: The Gilded Age’s Singer Sewing Machines & Dangerous Bananas w/ Dr. Ben Sawyer of The Road To Now
History That Doesn't Suck
War on the Banana Skin
In 18 93, President Roosevelt declared a war on the banana peel. The first banana sold in America was made by captain lauren lorenzo of boston. A city's lack of good sanitation means that when someone has a banana and they don't have anywhere to throw it, they're gong to throw it on the ground. It hits one of those plank sidewalks already is a cover of mud and manure. And then suddenly, on your way home from church, and the new york times reports you're not expected to recover. This is why it's a problem then and is not now.
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