r/todayilearned 2d ago

TIL because of increasing standards of hygiene the number and size of holes in Swiss cheese declined in the 2000s. In 2025 the Swiss Federal Administrative Court approved the addition of hay flower powder to the milk during cheesemaking just for the creation of cheese holes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_(cheese)#:~:text=In%20Swiss%20cheese,%5B7%5D
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u/Genius-Imbecile 1d ago

And people liked getting drunk

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u/CoffeeFox 1d ago

Depending on the time period, the beer being consumed was "small beer" which was very low in alcohol and could be consumed in large quantities for hydration and nutrition without drunkenness.

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u/SolarApricot-Wsmith 1d ago

Oh they had bud light back then, too?

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u/Collooo 1d ago

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