In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed. Critics called it “Seward’s Folly,” after the secretary of state and lead negotiator, William Seward.
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Pickles split into two genuinely different products, and that split explains most of the confusion around them. A jar of Vlasic or Mt. Olive dills sits in the pantry aisle unopened, because the brine and heat processing make it shelf-stable. A tub of Claussen spears...
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