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The first salad was invented to prove humans can eat leaves …
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The first salad was invented to prove humans can eat leaves and still complain.
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Salads have a long history, with raw greens and dressed vegetables eaten in ancient Greece and Rome. The word comes from the Latin salata, meaning salted.
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