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Why Are Potato Chips So Popular

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Did you know that 1.5 billion bags of potato chips are consumed each year just by Americans? You may wonder, why are they so popular? Well, Potato chips taste good, appeal to Americans, and are an easy snack. You may not know, but potato chips have been around for over 150 years. They were originally created by George Crum in 1853. He invented them when a customer at his restaurant said that the french fries were too thick. He then made a thinner batch of them, but the customer was still upset. George wanted to annoy them so he made fries that were too thin to even eat with a fork. To his surprise, the customer loved them, and the potato chip was born. George's attempt to annoy a customer invented a revolutionary snack. This
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