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Fun Fact of the Day

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Sonoran Conservative

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In 1795, Napoleon offered a 12,000-franc prize to anyone who could invent a way to preserve food and make it portable. A Parisian confectioner spent 15 years experimenting and won the prize.

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crawford421 on August 19, 2019 at 5:34 pm said:

Was this the guy who invented margarine, or the one who invented canning?

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- Dan Patterson on August 20, 2019 at 5:40 am said:
  
  Twinkies. He invented twinkies.
  
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