▲ 614 ▼ TIL the word 'lox' (smoked salmon) is the oldest word in the English language- unchanged in meaning and pronunciation for 8,000 years (nautil.us) submitted 2 years ago by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.world 104 comments fedilink hide all child comments it's also yummy
[–] alvvayson@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ehh, you might want to read about the origins of the bakers dozen. Shrinkflation has been a feature of humanity for a long time, probably ever since we started trading goods. It's just easier to give less when your buyer would prefer that to paying a higher price. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago They didn't call it that though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Infynis@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago They didn't call it that though permalink fedilink source parent