FACT or CRAP?
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In hot places, where you'd want to drink iced tea, I don't think you'd have access to ice.
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly' timestamp='1438619254' post='23702129
You do realize you can make iced tea using, you know, ice... right?
Crap!
Crap!
In hot places, where you'd want to drink iced tea, I don't think you'd have access to ice.
From Wikipedia so it must be true.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice
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Originally Posted by PeaceLove&S2K' timestamp='1438633137' post='23702448
[quote name='WestSideBilly' timestamp='1438619254' post='23702129']
You do realize you can make iced tea using, you know, ice... right?
Crap!
You do realize you can make iced tea using, you know, ice... right?
Crap!
In hot places, where you'd want to drink iced tea, I don't think you'd have access to ice.
From Wikipedia so it must be true.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice
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Haha, I was looking into it too, and found this other article also on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_trade
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FACT
A heat wave hit the 1904 World's Fair making it impossible for a tea merchant to give away free samples of his hot tea. In desperation he poured his tea over ice, served it to the overheated crowd, and turned his unwanted hot tea into a cool new product.