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Re:Preindustrial workers worked fewer hours than today's (2009) by deeg on Thursday August 22, 2019 @12:02PM (#20769539)
This contradicts my understanding of meal times. "Three meals a day" didn't really start until the industrial revolution [0]. In medieval times you ate when you got food.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20243692

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