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Title: For German beer lovers, a wurst-case scenario
Author: Craig Whitlock
Source: The Union Tribune
Summary: Germans, for some reason, have always wondered if beer was invented first or bratwurst. Now they know. A medieval document was found from, 1432, that stated a bratwurst purity law. It said in Thuringia, now a central German state, be made only from pure fresh pork. This is really significant to the people of Germany because it is just a big part of the culture. Also, food purity is important to them because spoiled meat scandals happen frequently there. So, this finding is such a big deal, they are going to make a shrine for the law with a replica of it.
Reaction: This is on our front page. Why is this on our front page? I thought the writers of the Union Tribune were messing with me. It just goes to show thatthis is really important to the German people and I respect that. They have things in their culture that aren't as important to us, but they are proud and wanting to show they're proud of it.