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Submarine Warfare

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May 18, 202223:41Society & Culture

Sixty years ago, sandwiches were finger food, not a whole meal, and certainly not sold as fast food. But when three high school friends encounter a sub sandwich, they realize it’s the perfect fast-food alternative. As th...

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Submarine Warfare is an episode from The Food That Built America by . Sixty years ago, sandwiches were finger food, not a whole meal, and certainly not sold as fast food. But when three high school friends encounter a sub sandwich, they re...

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