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TIL that panko bread crumbs are made with electricity instead of heat, giving them the crunchy texture that makes them unique

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XE1MX TIL Garlic Knots were invented to prevent waste. In 1973, a Pizzeria in Queens, NY came up with the garlic knot as a way of not wasting leftover pizza dough scraps. They became an instant hit.
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