The Controversial Legend of the Woman Who Invented Buffalo Wings

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It's easy to take buffalo wings for granted. They're practically a requirement on any sports bar menu. Actually, they're practically a requirement on ANY kind of bar menu. They've even become something of a requirement for pizza delivery joints because what are Americans supposed to do, JUST eat a pizza? But did you ever stop to think about where those little beauties came from when you were tearing through a dozen of them and staining your fingers orange? Did you ever wonder what mad genius realized a little help from butter and hot sauce could take poultry to previously unforeseen heights? Well you SHOULD wonder, because they have a hell of an origin story. Or stories, as this video deliciously explains.

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