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September 20, 2024
In the 17th and 18th centuries, pineapples were one of the most expensive commodities in the world. They could cost around £60 each (nearly £10,000 today). They were never eaten. Instead, wealthy people would hire them for display on their dinner-party tables. You can see lots of the fruit displayed on top of buildings and metal fence posts all over London, as well as atop the Wimbledon men's trophy, as a reminder of their value.