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TIL Mimolette is a cheese who got invented during the France-Holland war after France banned Dutch cheese imports. Its nutty flavor comes from mite-made holes in its rind. US customs detained in 2013 imports, citing FDA concerns about it being filthy, putrid, or unfit for human consumption.

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