The Chinese Fortune Cookies are not an Asian invention, but rather an American one. A conclusion based on my extensive research of Chinese history, tradition and culture (i.e. watching a lot of kung fu movies). There was a story circulated about rebels in the 13th or 14th century, using them to pass secret messages to each other about their war plans to overthrow the Mongols. Pure fiction. But
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