Foreigner@kbin.socialtoMildly Interesting@lemmy.world•99.9% of Americans have never tasted a Blackcurrant or Gooseberry. For nearly a century, the US government conducted a war on currants and gooseberries. The History Guy YT
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1 year agoSo that’s why it’s called Ribena! Ribena is a blackcurrant juice that’s commonly sold in the UK.
My guess is Reddit is doing this to temporarily raise traffic. It’s like rage bait. They know they’re pissing people off and protestors will flood the site, but traffic is traffic. If they can demonstrate engagement it must be good enough for the upcoming IPO.