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John Montagu, who hailed from Sandwich, England, is credited with inventing the sandwich. His passion for gambling meant that he rarely had time to sit down for a meal, so he asked his valet to bring him a snack consisting of a piece of meat sandwiched between two slices of bread.

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John Montagu, who hailed from Sandwich, England, is credited with inventing the sandwich. His passion for gambling meant that he rarely had time to sit down for a meal, so he asked his valet to bring him a snack consisting of a piece of meat sandwiched between two slices of bread.

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