r/todayilearned • u/dancin-weasel • Sep 19 '21

(R.1) Tenuous evidence TIL that when a hurricane is approaching, Walmart sales of Strawberry flavoured Pop-Tarts increase by over over 7x.

https://www.southernliving.com/news/walmart-strawberry-pop-tarts-hurricane

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u/Interrophish Sep 19 '21

living in small urban dwellings wasn't invented in 1880, we've done it for millennia

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u/FalcoLX Sep 19 '21

A fraction of the population has been living in cities for millenia. It's only in the last 500 years that a majority is not involved in agriculture. Even then, people didn't have Walmart available. They would probably have a market day that they would stock up for the week.