I learnt from xkcd :-)
Haha same. I didn’t believe it and found the article
Snakes are wide instead of long lol imagine
In the UK, bakers were forbidden from selling bread on the day it was baked, in order to make it more stale and reduce demand.
“During WW1” is the context for this
And WWII.
Is this a Douglas Adams bit?
Sadly, no:
Bakers, bakeries and bakers shops were required by law only to sell their ‘national loaves’ when they were a day old because stale bread did not cut to waste like fresh bread. Source
[If you can find it, the BBC Timeshift episode ‘Bread: A Loaf Affair’ mentions this along with a surprisingly interesting modern-ish history of bread in the UK. It’s narrated by Tom Baker.]
I see where ehe got his sens of humour at least. I’ll try to find that, thanks.
Wtf does cut to waste mean?
Thick instead of thin?
Perhaps it means when you cut it, it doesn’t mold as fast?