For many people, Hormel's classic cubed Spam is little more than another tinned mystery meat to look past on grocery store shelves. However, the peculiar pork product has a rich and important history.

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SPAM is the trademarked name of a canned meat product (“spicy meat and ham”) that was first produced by Hormel Foods Corp. in Austin, Minn., in 1937 and became widely known from its use by U.S. Armed ...