TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). en.wikipedia.org Submitted by joshemerson t3_10p3cmf on January 30, 2023 at 2:08 PM in todayilearned 39 comments 311
DeweyCheatamAndHowe t1_j6j845t wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:47 PM Was also illegal in the US for a while or had to be dyed pink so it couldn’t be passed off as butter Permalink 2
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