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"Singanas@Texasgulfcoast" > wrote:

> On Mar 31, 7:13*am, Robin ]>
> wrote:
> > (NPR) - By the mid-19th century, Britain was an almost unchallenged
> > empire. It controlled about a fifth of the world's surface, and yet
> > its weakness had everything to do with tiny leaves soaked in hot
> > water. By 1800, tea was easily the most popular drink in the country.
> > The problem? All the tea in the world came from China, and Britain
> > couldn't control the quality or the price. So around 1850, a group of
> > British businessmen set out to create a tea industry in a place they
> > did control: India.
> >
> > "For All the Tea In China: How England Stole the World's Favorite
> > Drink and Changed History" (Amazon.com:http://xrl.us/TeaThieves) is
> > Sarah Rose's account of the effort to control the tea market, what she
> > calls the "greatest single act of corporate espionage in history."...
> >
> > Continued:http://xrl.us/TeaChina

So what, the US stole Peanuts from china (where it was native) and grew
their own, that's something to think about next time you're eating your
Peanut-butter and "Jelly" crap.