Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1434arrow-down12
arrow-up1432arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·5 months agoEspecially when they had problems getting the coal they could mine, where it needed to be used.
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·5 months agoThey used something else instead…
minus-squareWiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI can’t believe it’s not coal!
Especially when they had problems getting the coal they could mine, where it needed to be used.
They used something else instead…
Butter
I can’t believe it’s not coal!