stackyFACTSForget counterfeit designer bags; America used to wage war over fake cheddar. In the late 1800s, producers started cutting cheese with cheap animal fats to save money. It became such a massive threat to the dairy economy that the government had to pass the 'Filled Cheese Act' to tax the impostors out of existence.
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