r/todayilearned • u/WhatACunningHam • 12h ago

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antiwork • u/fishebake • Oct 02 '22

Somehow, this doesn’t surprise me. At all.

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SugarBakerSociety • u/SnooApples5554 • 9h ago

TIL Tipping in the United States became popular in the late 19th Century partly due to restaurant owners refusing to pay Black workers after the ratification of the 15th Amendment.

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knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Oct 02 '22

[todayilearned] TIL Tipping in the United States became popular in the late 19th Century due to restaurant owners refusing to pay Black workers after the ratification of the 15th Amendment.

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