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submitted 2 years ago by WillyWanker69@sh.itjust.works to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] adj16@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

They wanted to own all the spices to hide them and make sure that no one ever used them again

[–] daiskun@vlemmy.net 9 points 2 years ago

I once read "the taste of their food and the looks of their women made the British the best sailors in the world"

[–] vegasq@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Looks like reasonable justification to build an empire.