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How Al Capone helped put dates on milk bottles

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After getting into the dairy business to launder illicit funds, infamous mobster Al Capone lobbied the Chicago city council to forcefully mandate expiration date stamps on milk bottles. He conveniently already owned the only bottling equipment capable of stamping them.

How Al Capone helped put dates on milk bottles
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