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The graham cracker wasn’t made for s'mores. It was invented in the 1820s by a minister for what bizarre reason?

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The graham cracker wasn’t made for s'mores. It was invented in the 1820s by a minister for what bizarre reason?

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The graham cracker wasn’t made for s'mores. It was invented in the 1820s by a minister for what bizarre reason?
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