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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 个月前

TIL graham crackers were invented to help Americans curb sexual desires.

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TIL graham crackers were invented to help Americans curb sexual desires.

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Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 个月前
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The Bizarre History Of Graham Crackers — And How They Were Invented To Repress Sexual Desire
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The original crackers were nothing like the sweet snacks we know today.
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  • JuvenoiaAgent@lemmy.ca
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    In a way, it worked; I never fucked a graham cracker.

    • athairmor@lemmy.world
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      So, you’re saying you want to fuck graham crackers but the desire was curbed?

      • JuvenoiaAgent@lemmy.ca
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        Yes.

    • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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      If you haven’t fucked a graham cracker, are you even living?

      • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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        I’ve never fucked a graham cracker.

        I am also dead inside.

        …guess I’m putting graham crackers on the shopping list.

        • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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          That’s the spirit!

          Maybe make some smores if you know what I mean (full disclosure: I don’t know what I mean).

          • MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net
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            adds lotrimin to the shopping list

    • nop@lemmy.world
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      You haven’t fucked a graham-cracker… yet!

  • DudeImMacGyver@kbin.earth
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    brb, gonna go eat some graham crackers off my wife just to mock this guy

  • datavoid@lemmy.ml
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    This guy’s whole life sounds like one long projection about the time he assaulted a girl in college

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    “[His doctor] gave Graham opium enemas, which may have actually contributed to the decline of Graham’s health.”

    Didn’t help but what a way to die.

  • Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Yeah, well two days ago I made little ramekin sized cheesecakes with no bake cheesecake, chocolate mousse, and a graham cracker crust as a nice gesture and it had the opposite effect.
    So, suck it, you cracker-lovin’ kill-joys!

    • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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      It sounds absolutely delicious!!

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    So, honey grahams cereal is basically graham crackers as a cereal, and cereal was also invented to repress sexual desire (specifically masturbation iirc), so is honey grahams twice as effective or is it a double negative situation and they cancel out? Asking for “science”.

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      I just did a study with a sample size of 1 and the results are in: doesn’t work

    • Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Hehe. Horny Grahams.

      • Iamnotafish@lemmy.ml
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        Just don’t eat them at Horny Grams

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        nice

    • Iamnotafish@lemmy.ml
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      Are you the master of edges or the master of edging? If it’s the latter, I would think you would be able to test it out and tell us!

      • edgemaster72@lemmy.world
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        Alas it is the former

        • Iamnotafish@lemmy.ml
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          Lol too bad. Well, having been a horny teen a few decades ago, that also enjoyed cereal, it must have canceled out because i jacked it like I was getting paid for it.

  • Cort@lemmy.world
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    If you’re looking for a 12 hour deep rabbit hole, go watch the knowing better episodes on this topic on YouTube

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    So graham crackers are to curb sexual desires. So too are corn flakes.

    Why won’t my carbs let me touch my penis???

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      Carbs don’t care. Wierd non doctors care.

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    https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/USA/united-states/fertility-rate

    It’s not not working.

  • the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
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    Well Sylvester wouldn’t like to know that graham crackers make me all horny then would he? Quick, someone dig him up and tell him.

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    “The road to wellsville” is hilarious, and over the top, but the parts you think are artistic license probably aren’t.

  • Iamnotafish@lemmy.ml
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    Spoiler: it didn’t work

  • EpeeGnome@lemm.ee
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    We changed the recipe since then, adding sugar and spices to make them actually taste good, so we can’t expect it to still work. Not that it ever worked in the first place.

  • MushroomsEverywhere@lemmy.world
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    Knowing Better has done a bunch of videos relating to Sylvester Graham, in particular the one on early vegetarianism. Highly recommend if you like long-form videos.

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