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by hackeraccount 1992 days ago
Is it me or was that really weird? There were 2 bylines in what seemed like a single article. I understand why the bit about Carver was there - honestly if you had asked me I would have said he invented it; that he didn't was the most surprising thing in it.
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It's an article with a separately-written (and credited) sidebar in the print magazine.
It's pretty common to mention the fact that GW Carver did NOT invent peanut butter anytime the history of peanuts is discussed.
I specifically remember being taught in elementary school that GWC was the inventor, and I carried that misconception for decades. I appreciate the correction.