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Originally Posted by eipstudios
George Crum
Inventor of Potato Chips
Every time a person crunches into a potato chip, he or she is enjoying the delicious taste of one of the world's most famous snacks ? a treat that might not exist without the contribution of black inventor George Crum.
The son of an African-American father and a Native American mother, Crum was working as the chef in the summer of 1853 when he incidentally invented the chip. It all began when a patron who ordered a plate of French-fried potatoes sent them back to Crum's kitchen because he felt they were too thick and soft.
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A black invented potato chips. Shocker.
What a huge fucking contribution to society.
As if
no one would have
ever figured out how to deep fry a slice of fucking potato.
idiot.