Which now-iconic street food dish did Thailand's government actively promote in the 1930s and 1940s as part of a nationalist campaign to unify the country?

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In what decade did the Thai government launch its campaign to promote a single national noodle dish, aiming to replace various regional noodle dishes with one unifying recipe?

Pad Thai was deliberately created by the Thai government in the 1930s–40s as a unifying national dish to replace regional noodle dishes.

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Which Thai Prime Minister spearheaded the 1930s–40s campaign that promoted pad thai as a unifying national dish?

Pad Thai was deliberately created by the Thai government in the 1930s–40s as a unifying national dish to replace regional noodle dishes.

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Rather than evolving over centuries, pad Thai was deliberately created as a symbol of national identity by the government of which country?

Bangkok's pad Thai wasn't a traditional dish until the 1930s–40s, invented by Thai government as nationalist propaganda to unify the country.

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Which country is the world's largest producer of vanilla, accounting for the majority of global supply?

Vanilla orchids must be hand-pollinated in Madagascar because the native Mexican bee that naturally pollinates them doesn't exist there — every bean represents a worker touching each flower by hand.

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In what year is Alabama pitmaster Bob Gibson credited with creating the state's iconic mayonnaise-based white barbecue sauce?

Alabama's white BBQ sauce—mayo, vinegar, and spices—was invented by Bob Gibson in 1925 as an accidental byproduct of his chicken marinade experiments.

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In what year did Coca-Cola remove cocaine from its original formula?

Coca-Cola's original 1886 formula contained small amounts of cocaine extracted from coca leaf. The company removed it only in 1903.