The secret history of the fortune cookies you’ve been eating all your life
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“Kurt Evans and his mother would order Chinese takeout every Friday night of his childhood.”
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— Kurt Steven Angle (born December 9, 1968) is an American retired professional wrestler and amateur wrestler. Currently, he is a sports analyst for Real American Freestyle. He first earned recognition …
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— Scary Movie is a 2000 American parody film. It was directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg a…
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— Triskaidekaphobia ( TRIS-kye-DEK-ə-FOH-bee-ə, TRIS-kə-; from Ancient Greek τρεισκαίδεκα (treiskaídeka) 'thirteen' and Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') is fear or avoidance of the number 13. It…
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“Black Dragon is a Chinese takeout restaurant located on Rodman Street in Philadelphia’s Southwest.”
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— 2026 in professional wrestling describes the current year's events in the world of professional wrestling.
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— The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Confe…
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— Journalist and sports historian Dave Meltzer has assigned his ratings to professional wrestling matches since the creation of his publication, the Wrestling Observer Newsletter in the 1980s, and named…
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“Black Dragon’s tagline is 'Black American Chinese food.'”
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— The Black Dragons (Chinese: 黑龍; Jyutping: Haak1 Lung4) was a Chinese-American criminal organization and street gang that was formed in 1980 by Chinese immigrants in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, Calif…
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— The Chinese dragon or loong (/lʊŋ/ LUUNG) is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms, such as turtles an…
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“Black Dragon’s fortune cookies contain messages written by Kurt Evans and his Instagram followers.”
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“Fortune cookies did not originate from China or Chinese American restaurants.”
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“Yasuko Nakamachi’s research links fortune cookies to Japanese New Year’s sweets called tsujiura gashi.”
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“An illustration from Japan’s Edo period (1603–1868) shows a vendor making folded senbei, similar to fortune cookies.”
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“The Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco is credited with popularizing fortune cookies in the U.S.”
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“Benkyodo, a now-defunct sweets manufacturer, mass-produced fortune cookies in the U.S.”
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“Gary Ono’s grandfather built the first machine to make fortune cookies in the U.S.”
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“New York’s Wonton Food Company is the largest fortune cookie manufacturer.”
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“Montreal’s Wing Noodles, Canada’s oldest fortune cookie factory, closed in 2025.”
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“The Oakland Fortune Factory, founded in 1957, is the oldest surviving cookie factory in the Bay Area.”
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“Jiamin Wong purchased the Oakland Fortune Factory in 2016.”
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“Alicia and Alex Issvoran took over the Oakland Fortune Factory in 2018.”
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“The Oakland Fortune Factory produces seasonal cookies with messages having strong cultural meanings.”
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“The 'solidarity cookies' created in 2020 featured quotes from Black Lives Matter activists and civil rights leaders.”
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“The 'Stop Asian Hate' campaign series was launched by Oakland Fortune Factory in 2022.”
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“The 'Rick and Morty' writers created messages for a limited-edition Oakland Fortune Factory cookie.”
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