A strange little side quest
If Stray Kitty Care sends you down a curiosity rabbit hole, start here. Tomatoes helped turn Naples' flatbreads into the food we recognize as pizza, which had become an important food for poorer Neapolitans by the 18th century. Another piece of context lands nicely beside it: By the 1890s, department stores and mail-order catalogs were selling mass-produced ready-to-wear clothes in standardized styles and price ranges. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.
