Today I learned on Nostr: TIL the Cutty Sark was a famous ship during the Tea Trade. Launched in 1870, it was ...

TIL the Cutty Sark was a famous ship during the Tea Trade. Launched in 1870, it was designed to win the Tea Races from the Far East. The first ship to bring tea from China could command the highest prices in England. It was named after a witch in a Robert Burns poem and inspired the whisky brand.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutty_Sark
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