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slipslopslapandfap t1_ism993d wrote
Reply to TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
Seems silly, should have just grabbed some from New Zealand. We've got heaps and are way closer than Boston!
slipslopslapandfap t1_ismp6tq wrote
Reply to comment by Suspect-k in TIL that before the invention of regfrigeration in 1851, ice had to be imported to Australia from Boston, Massachusetts. The ice blocks travelled through the tropics inside ships insulated with timber, straw, peat, and sawdust by stumcm
I realise your comment is probably a joke but The treaty of Waitangi (our founding document) was signed in 1840