SPAM Turns 86
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The Hawaii staple canned meat "SPAM" is turning 86-years-old today. According to SPAM's website, their products are sold in 48 different countries around the world, but Hawaii is ranked number one in consumption selling seven million cans per year. The website also says Hawaii's love for the mean began during World War Two when the company shipped over 100-million pounds of SPAM to soldiers. The inventor, Jay Hormel named the creation after spice and ham. There are 11 varieties of SPAM.
