British feared nuclear tea loss
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Via Yahoo!
In addition to relevant concerns about, oh, safe drinking water and bread, the British naturally feared losing their most valuable caffeinated commodity.
“The tea position would be very serious with a loss of 75 percent of stocks and substantial delays in imports and with no system of rationing it would be wrong to consider that even one ounce (28 grams) per head per week could be ensured,” according to a memo drafted between 1954 and 1956.
Posted on May 8, 2008 in American Madness
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