TIL a researcher studying wildlife for the US Department of Agriculture met Inuit people who taught him how to flash freeze fish to preserve their flavor. He later patented a way to mass produce this freezing process, which launched the frozen food industry. His name was Charles Birdseye.

TIL a researcher studying wildlife for the US Department of Agriculture met Inuit people who taught him how to flash freeze fish to preserve their flavor. He later patented a way to mass produce this freezing process, which launched the frozen food industry. His name was Charles Birdseye.