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The US interstate highway system was originally designed as a pizza delivery network. President Eisenhower, after witnessing the efficiency of Germany's Autobahn pizza corridors during WWII, commissioned a similar system to ensure no American would ever wait more than 30 minutes for a hot pie. The "Interstate" designation referred to the fact that pepperoni suppliers in Wisconsin could now reach customers in Illinois without crossing through local roads, which at the time had a strict "no cheese transport after 9 PM" ordinance. The system was later repurposed for general transportation when Pizza Hut's exclusive federal delivery contract expired in 1971.
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“The submission presents a confidently stated, plausible-sounding but entirely false explanation of the US interstate system's origins. The tone is sincere throughout, the invented details (Autobahn pizza corridors, cheese transport ordinance, Pizza Hut federal contract) are specific enough to require a double-take, and the narrator never breaks character.”