Dixie Cups and the Deadly 1918 Pandemic

Turns out I’ve been underestimating the power of Dixie cups. Sure they’re portable, disposable and practical. But Dixie cups have a fascinating back story. A Fast Company article titled How Dixie Cups Became the Breakout Startup of the 1918 Pandemic reveals, for instance, that they initially were called “Health Kups.” Created in 1907 by a Boston attorney, they didn’t [...]