Happy National Chicken Wing Day! The mayor of Buffalo, New York declared it a holiday in 1977. So it's the 48th year it's been celebrated.

By the way, the Buffalo wing has a bit of controversy surrounding it's invention. According to Wikipedia:

There are several different claims about the invention of Buffalo wings.[9][10] One is that Buffalo wings were first prepared at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, by Teressa Bellissimo, who owned the bar with her husband Frank in 1964.[10][11] At the time, chicken wings were inexpensive and undesirable, and normally thrown away or reserved for stock or soup.[12]

But another person also claims to be the inventor as well:

Another claim is that John Young, who moved to Buffalo from Stockton, Alabama in 1948 at the age of 13, popularized chicken wings in Buffalo.[16] Beginning in 1961, he began serving uncut chicken wings that were breaded, deep fried, and served in his own special tomato-based Mumbo sauce at his Buffalo restaurant.[17][18] Prior to opening his restaurant, he had a conversation with a boxer who traveled; in a later interview Young recalled: "He told me that there was a restaurant in Washington, D.C. that was doing a good business with wings and I decided to specialize."[18] In the same interview Young stated that the Anchor Bar did not offer Buffalo wings as a regular menu item until 1974.[18] He registered the name of his restaurant, John Young's Wings 'n Things, at the county courthouse before leaving the Buffalo area in 1970.[9][10][19] In 2013, at the National Buffalo Wing Festival held in Buffalo, John Young's contributions were acknowledged when he was inducted into the festival's National Buffalo Wing Hall of Flame.[20]

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Either way, I'm just glad SOMEONE invented them...because they're delicious!

A group that tracks America's eating habits found we've eaten 1.3 BILLION of them in the past 12 months, up 5% year-over-year. If you want to help add to that total, a bunch of places in Lubbock have deals today. Here are a few big ones...

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1.  Wingstop has free wings with any purchase. Order online or through their app and use the code "FREEWINGS". You can tack on five wings for free.

2.  Buffalo Wild Wings has free wings if you spend $10. Use the code "GOWINGS" and get six free wings with your order.

3.  Applebee's has a buy-one-get-one deal if you order through their app and use the code "WINGDAY24".

4.  Popeyes has a buy-one-get-one deal. Buy six wings and get another six for $1.

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