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submitted 3 weeks ago by silverchase@sh.itjust.works to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] zabadoh@ani.social 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

tl;dr It was marketing to resemble a jug, but most people don't know that these days, and the tradition has continued.

At least the bottles aren't plastic.