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Where was margarine invented?

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in the United States
in Austria
in Germany
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 United States
38%
21%
24%
13%
65
flagRepublic of Ireland
36%
18%
27%
18%
11
flagthe Netherlands
35%
28%
7%
28%
14
flagNigeria
34%
25%
14%
25%
35
flagIndia
33%
33%
22%
9%
103
flagthe United Kingdom
30%
30%
13%
22%
53
flagGermany
29%
31%
7%
29%
54
flagPoland
28%
26%
16%
26%
1271
flagPakistan
10%
40%
40%
10%
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