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Mary Smith, paid weekly for shooting dried peas at workers' windows to wake them for their shifts, Britain, 1930s

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Mary Smith, paid weekly for shooting dried peas at workers' windows to wake them for their shifts, Britain, 1930s

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HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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Herbal Gamer@sh.itjust.works
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Fellow QI fan?
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  That could well be where I heard it!
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    Probably! https://youtu.be/FwZBEo2JHIw?t=1913
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      I remember, yes that’s the one.

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