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TIL that in Italy, pizza was generally looked down upon until it was redeveloped by Italian immigrants in the US. The consequent American desire to find the “authentic” product in Italy led to the retroactive invention of “authentic” pizza, much to the US tourists’ delight. [PIZZA EFFECT]

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