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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/GetYerHandOffMyPen15 on 2024-11-21 02:40:39+00:00.

Original Title: TIL that the 4th Earl of Sandwich, for whom the sandwich was named, served as Britain’s First Lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution. His poor leadership contributed to the American victory, and it was said that “Seldom has any man held so many offices and accomplished so little.”