Potato chip day!

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A nation is only as good as it’s snacks, that's why America created the potato chip. This great snack food symbolizes America perfectly. The potato chip is great, powerful, and loved by all, and so is America.1.2 billion chips of potato are consumed in America every year! It’s easy to tell that it is the number one snack in America. To memorialize this great invention, We have made a day to symbolize the great taste, and greatness of the one and only potato chip. This day is on March 15th, but only in America! This holiday was probably made up by the snack food industry to increase sales. It is hard to believe that the humble chip was invented as a joke! In 1853 Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, was in New York for vacation. One day, he stopped at a restaurant for a bite to eat. He ordered fried potatoes but was outraged that the chef cut the potatoes to thick! Annoyed, chef George Crum decided to play a joke on the Commodore, he cut the potatoes paper thin, then deep fried and salted them. The practical joke was an instant success in the restaurant! No one knows how the title “potato chip” came along, but when it did it was beloved by all. Thanks to chef Crum the world has been blessed by the presence of the Chip of potato. So next March 15th remember the story of the commodore and chef Crum, and eat some potato chips.