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Battle Creek, Michigan

Graves of the Kellogg Brothers

The final resting place of the visionary founders of Kelloggs, a global leader in breakfast cereals.

A Victorian-era sitter is clamped into position using a metal frame before having his portrait taken.

7 Crazy True Stories About the Victorian Era

Plus three that are, sadly, just myths.

April White February 23, 2024

Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, and Edward Wilson (right to left) as they were preparing to explore the Ross Ice Shelf as part of the British National Antarctic Expedition in November 1902.

Why Did Antarctic Explorer Ernest Shackleton Keep 'Conking Out'?

A vitamin deficiency may have changed the course of a continent's history.

Gemma Tarlach May 13, 2021

Do suburban coyotes snack differently than urban ones?

What, Exactly, Are Southern California's Coyotes Eating?

Piles of poop are helping researchers dissect the diet of urban and suburban canids.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 13, 2019

Greek woman, early fourth century B.C.

To Conceive a Girl in Ancient Greece, Eat a Salad and Tie Your Right Testicle

Doctors wrote recipes to cure patients' ailments and determine the sex of their children.

Reina Gattuso March 7, 2019

Stefansson was a famed explorer and proponent of Inuit foodways.

The Arctic Explorer Who Pushed an All-Meat Diet

Vilhjalmur Stefansson wanted to prove a point.

Anne Ewbank August 28, 2018

Coach Stagg and the 1907 University of Chicago Football Team.

How a Football Team Became Mascots for Vegetarianism

In 1907, a championship squad changed what it meant to eat meat-free.

Tal McThenia August 20, 2018

Traces of lemons and other citrus fruits, depicted in this 1659 still life by the Dutch painter Willem Kalf, were found in the sample from the latrine.

Revelations From a Wine Barrel Filled With Renaissance Poo

Centuries-old latrines in Denmark drop big hints about diets, trade, and health.

Jessica Leigh Hester July 11, 2018

A 19th-century woodblock shows a ninja as we often conceive of them today.

The ‘Ninja Diet’ Prioritized Fortitude, Stealth, and Eliminating Body Odor

Understanding what shinobi ate, amid a stew of myths and misconceptions.

Natasha Frost May 16, 2018

Meals were eaten communally and may have looked rather like this feast scene from the Bayeux tapestry—albeit rather less raucous.

How a Special Diet Kept the Knights Templar Fighting Fit

Silent meals, a buddy system, and wine “in moderation.”

Natasha Frost May 8, 2018

A flapper posing with a flapper pillow.

Looking Like a Flapper Meant a Diet of Celery and Cigarettes

A new standard of beauty led to today’s weight-loss regimens.

Anne Ewbank April 20, 2018

Instead of touching yourself, eat this.

The Inspiration for the Graham Cracker Was a Preacher Obsessed With 'Curing' Masturbation

He believed in eating like the original vegetarians: Adam and Eve.

Jonathan Parks-Ramage July 14, 2017