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The Tea Bag: The Accidental Delivery Method

The Tea Bag: The Accidental Delivery Method

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 This episode of The Secret Life of Things unveils the true, accidental origin of the tea bag. It tells the story of early 20th-century tea merchant Thomas Sullivan, who sent samples of loose-leaf tea in small, cost-saving silk bags. However, his customers, mistaking the packaging for the proper brewing method, steeped the entire pouch, inadvertently inventing one of the most convenient staples of the modern kitchen.

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