
07-17-2003, 10:13 PM
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Location: Western NY
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At the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, Richard Blechyden, and Englishman, had a tea concession. On a very hot day, none of the fairgoers were interested in hot tea. Blechyden served the tea cold and invented iced tea.
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