If you grew up in America, you probably have a vivid memory of being forced to grab a tiny, sweating carton of milk every single day at the school cafeteria lunch line. If you wanted water? Tough luck. You took the milk, or you got nothing.
We were told it was for our bones. We were told it made us strong. But the real reason milk became the ultimate American beverage? It was a massive post-World War II government bailout—and it involves a plot twist featuring literal underground cheese caves and a corporate conspiracy to stuff cheese into pizza crusts.
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