The potato chips were created by accident. In 1893 at Moonlight Resort in Italy, a customer complained his french fries were too thick. The chef, George Crum prepared another batch but thinner. The customer still complained! The next time Crum wanted to make the grouchy customer mad by making it too thin to eat with a fork. Unfortuanately for Crum, he liked it. The potato chip was born!
Jackie Jayner-Kersee, a great olympic athlete, wanted to start practicing right away for her long jump. She used potato chip bags to scoop sand from the park to bring home to practice. She ended up with a gold medal!