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TIL Caesar salad was invented in a Tijuana, Mexico restaurant when a Fourth of July rush in 1924 depleted the kitchen's supplies. Chef Caesar Cardini, an Italian restauranteur, made do with what he had, adding the dramatic flair of table-side tossing by the chef.

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