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@slimfern posted:
A knocker-upper, or knocker-up, in East London's Tower Hamlets was a person employed to wake workers during the Industrial Revolution, when alarm clocks were not yet affordable or reliable. This role involved going to clients' houses and tapping on their windows with a long stick or shooting dried peas at the glass using a pea shooter. The job was essential for early-morning workers, such as factory and dock workers, ensuring they woke up on time for their shifts.
Notable figures in Tower Hamlets included Mary Smith, who used a pea shooter to wake people in the 1930s, and her daughter Molly Moore, who continued the tradition. The knocker-uppers played a crucial role in the community, especially in industrial areas where punctuality was critical for employment.
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Baz
Did you know that:
- one spoonful of honey is enough to keep a person alive for 24 hours
- one of the first coins in the world featured a bee symbol
- honey contains live enzymes. The metal spoon kills these enzymes. The best way to consume honey is with a wooden spoon, if not, you can use a plastic one.
- honey contains a substance that helps the brain function.
- honey is one of the few foods on earth that alone can sustain human life.
- bees saved people from starvation in Africa.
- propolis produced by bees is one of nature's most powerful antibiotics.
- honey has no expiration date.
- the bodies of the world's greatest emperors were buried in golden coffins and then covered with honey to prevent them from rotting.
- the term "honeymoon" comes from the fact that the young couple consumed honey for fertility purposes after marriage.
- a bee lives less than 40 days, visits at least 1,000 flowers and produces less than a teaspoon of honey, but for her it is the work of a lifetime.
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