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[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait. Are oranges as stocking stuffers based on something? I always thought my folks did it because oranges are healthy.

TIL

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

What I always heard is that it's because oranges used to be seasonal: until the invention of reefers (refrigerated boxcars, not marijuana), they could only be shipped from Florida to the population centers up north without spoiling during the winter.