Wudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agoTIL 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.feddit.ukimagemessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1461arrow-down119file-text
arrow-up1442arrow-down1imageTIL 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.feddit.ukWudi@feddit.uk to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 hours agomessage-square154fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePommes_für_dein_Balg@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 hours agoThat’s true for a lot of customs.
minus-squarestickyprimer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoPretty much all customs are culturally transmitted - that’s kind of the definition. But they’re not necessarily totally arbitrary either - there is often some other information that can be added beyond “they have learned to do it.”
That’s true for a lot of customs.
Pretty much all customs are culturally transmitted - that’s kind of the definition. But they’re not necessarily totally arbitrary either - there is often some other information that can be added beyond “they have learned to do it.”