‘Nature’s Labubu’: why are gen Z ‘unboxing’ conkers? (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] Drusas@fedia.io 0 points 1 week ago

Apparently "conkers" are the inedible fruit of the horse chestnut, while edible chestnuts are just called chestnuts.

[-] hellfire103@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 week ago

Correct. This has been the case since the 1800s.

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