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March 15, 2002

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 15, 2002, Burger King did the unthinkable in the United States. It began selling a veggie burger. It did exactly what you think it would. It didn’t sell. People who went to Burger King for the Whopper and instead tried the veggie burger said it tasted like what you’d feed the burger and … Continue reading →

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April 17, 1810

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Joel Byers

On April 17, 1810, Lewis M. Norton of West Goshen, Pennsylvania patented Pineapple Cheese. Oh MY GOD, was that a real thing? Someone actually made cheese from pineapples. Didn’t anyone tell this man no, just no, don’t do it, Lewis? What horrors this obviously mentally and spiritually damaged man must have suffered to be able … Continue reading →

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January 10, 1946

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On January 10, 1946, Project Diana was successfully completed. The United States Army Signal Corps bounced radio waves off the Moon and received the reflected signals, thereby proving that the Moon was real and probably not made of brie, green or otherwise. Flat Earthers cried foul, claiming that the US Army’s science was inadmissible, as … Continue reading →

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April 17, 1810

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1810 pineapple cheese was patented by Lewis M. Norton. It’s not what you think and it’s not what I originally thought as I screamed “OH GOD NO! Cheese made from pineapples! Not in MY United States of America!” But after a little research I found that Lewis M. Norton … Continue reading →

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February 3, 1815

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1815, the world’s first commercial cheese factory was established in Switzerland. Loris Federspiel was the first employee of this factory and his main job was taste testing the finished product to decide if it was ready to sell. His official title with the company was “Käse Schneidemaschine” and he … Continue reading →

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October 9,1959

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1959, the first telephone call was made between a car and an airplane. Contrary to popular belief, the driver did not order a pepperoni pizza; it was a plain thin crust cheese pizza.

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