TIL In 1897, the US Government created "The Board of Tea Experts" to taste test every lot of imported tea, to ensure that the tea tasted good. The Board was abolished in 1996. smithsonianmag.com Submitted by Ihatethemuffinman t3_117q456 on February 21, 2023 at 1:00 AM in todayilearned 22 comments 464
GaiaAnon t1_j9d2zup wrote on February 21, 2023 at 1:05 AM Damn they didn't make it to their hundred years of service Permalink 81 devtimi t1_j9fd5xz wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:59 PM It was the budget for their hundred-year celebration that got them caught. Permalink Parent 10 [deleted] t1_j9fdr4z wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:03 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 0
devtimi t1_j9fd5xz wrote on February 21, 2023 at 2:59 PM It was the budget for their hundred-year celebration that got them caught. Permalink Parent 10 [deleted] t1_j9fdr4z wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:03 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 0
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