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Where was margarine invented?

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in the United States
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Margarine was invented in France by Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès in 1869, during the Franco-Prussian wars. He invented it in response to a competitive challenge from the French government under Napoleon III, who was looking for a cheap and stable substitute for butter, and offered a big prize to anyone who could pull it off.
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flagAustralia
82%
11%
0%
5%
35
flagthe Netherlands
36%
27%
9%
27%
11
flagNigeria
34%
25%
14%
25%
35
flagIndia
33%
33%
22%
9%
103
flagPoland
29%
26%
17%
26%
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flagthe United States
28%
24%
28%
16%
53
flagthe United Kingdom
25%
34%
14%
21%
47
flagPakistan
10%
40%
40%
10%
10
flagGermany
2%
38%
11%
44%
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