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. Potato Chips: The potato chips was invented in 1853 by George Crum.French fries were popular at the New York restaurant and one day a diner complained that the fries were too thick.To satisfy the customer Crum made a new thinner batch but the customer were still unsatisfied.Crum finally made fries that were too thin to eat with a fork.The customer surprisingly happy and potato chips were invented.

2. Mayonnaise: Mayonnaise was invented in France in 1756 by the French chef.

3.Cotton Candy: Cotton candy was invented by Willaim Morrison and John C. Whyarton. They were candy makers.

4.Marshmallows: Marshmallows candy was 1st made by ancient Egyptians over 3 thousand years ago.The Egyptians made candy from the root of the marshmallows plant (Altheo officinallis) a plant that grows in marshes. Today marshmallows do not contain any mallow root...Gelatin is substitued for the sweet sticky root.

5. Sandwich: English Sandwich was invented by John Montagu ,The 4th Earl of Sandwich.Around 1762 he is reputed have been too busy to have time for a formal meal and instructed his cook to pack his meat inside the bread to save time and the Sandwich was invented.

6. Teabags: Teabags were invented by Thomas Sullivan around 1908. The first bags were made from silk .Sullivan was a tea and coffee merchant in New York who began packaging tea samples in tiny silk bags but many customers brewed the tea in them. Later tea bags were made of thin paper.