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Gender Politics of the Tomato, and Then Some

Posted by Nathalie Jordi, January 23, 2007

- Men pick tomatoes, but women are preferred as they are perceived to be gentler and therefore there is less damage to the crop. Men stack the crates of tomatoes on flatbed trailers which are connected to trailers.

- 25,000 Russians die each year from chemical poisoning from illegally produced vodka

- Peanuts contribute more than $4 billion to the U.S. economy every year

Check out the edification process undergone by the students of St. Cloud University's Sociology 464..

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