A Brief History of the Cheez-It
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America’s iconic orange cracker turns 100. Cheez-It’s 11-month shelf life is impressive, but so is the company’s history. Photo by mikemarschke/Getty Images – By Leo DeLuca Smithsonian Magazine – Dayton’s historic Edgemont neighborhood is cocooned inside a crook in the Great Miami River, …