Which makes todays story all the sadder, when we find out that from their humble italian origins, 30 000 of these delicious delicacies were once condemned to mass burial in Michigan.
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References:
https://www.history.com/news/a-slice-of-history-pizza-through-the-ages#:~:text=Pizza%20has%20a%20long%20history,to%20the%20city%20of%20Naples.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/michigan-pizza-funeral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Michigan_Pizza_Funeral
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_pizza
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