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TIL The first vending machine was invented in 1st century CE Egypt to dispense holy water. The next widely known vending machine was invented 1,800 years later in Victorian England.

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TIL The first vending machine was invented in 1st century CE Egypt to dispense holy water. The next widely known vending machine was invented 1,800 years later in Victorian England.

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Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

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The History of Vending Machines Goes Back to the 1st Century

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Vending machines are one of the few things keeping us away from the dream of a cashless society. The devices, which offer up an array of items for a little...

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6 months ago
“dream of cashless society” whose fucking dream is this? The people sitting in the panopticon?

There isn’t a single society in the world where everyone wants a cashless distopia. And, fortunately, none exist

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