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Decoder Ring: The Mailbag Episode

Slow Burn

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Women Diners and Restaurants in the United States

Restaurants in the 19th century had been very suspicious of women diners. In 1928, for example, Marshall Fields introduced a children's menu. Within a year, they see the number of children diners increased by 5% during weekdays and 20% during the weekends. That's over 1,000 children showing up on the weekend to dine at this restaurant.

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