The history of pizza is not as clearcut (into 8 slices) as you might imagine. Pizza history is actually filed with myths and halftruths. In this episode, host Justin Dodd peels back the cheesy surface to uncover the truth (and some of the more entertaining lies) about pizza's history.

He looks at who invented pizza, where pizza comes from, and much much more.

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