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Learn how fish, WWII, and surplus of turkey led to the creation of the TV dinner

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Biakolo, Kovie, and Courtney Sexton. “A Brief History of the TV Dinner | Arts & Culture.” Smithsonian Magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/brief-history-tv-dinner-180976039/.

Debczak, Michele. “The History of TV Dinners.” Mental Floss, 28 October 2021, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/651796/tv-dinners-food-history

Medina, Evelina Zaragoza. “30 Popular Frozen Dinners, Ranked From Worst To Best.” BuzzFeed, 18 September 2023, https://www.buzzfeed.com/evelinamedina/best-frozen-dinners.

“Question Who "invented" the TV dinner?” Library of Congress, 19 November 2019, https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/food-and-nutrition/item/who-invented-the-tv-dinner/

Randle, Aaron. Who Invented the TV Dinner? | HISTORY, 24 February 2021, https://www.history.com/news/tv-dinner-history-inventor.

“These 8 vintage frozen TV dinners look strange and unhealthy and we want to eat them all.” MeTV, https://www.metv.com/lists/these-8-vintage-frozen-tv-dinners-look-strange-and-unhealthy-and-we-want-to-eat-them-all.