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July 15th, 2003, 12:26 PM
#11
And on this day:
Jul 15 1869
During war with Prussia, French ruler Napoleon III commissions Hippolye Mege Mouries to find a butter substitute. A patent for margarine is issued, it being based on beef fat instead of milk fat. But even with the tactically superior spread, the war is still lost.
Parkay???
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