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Vidalia onions.

Vidalia, Georgia

Vidalia Onion Museum

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

Unmeltable ice cream popsicles.

Japanese Scientists Discover the Secret to Un-Meltable Ice Cream

The secret is strawberries.

Natasha Frost August 8, 2017

The Hamburg water tower.

You Can Help Get This Water Tower Painted Like a Hamburger

It's located in Hamburg, New York, after all.

Eric Grundhauser August 7, 2017

Oyster vending machine

Ars-en-Ré, France

Oyster Vending Machine

For those late-night mollusk cravings.

Photo of Frank E. Buttolph, c. 1917–21

The Woman Who Collected More Than 25,000 Menus

Her dream? To preserve the culinary history of the early 1900s.

Michael Waters August 4, 2017

Hatteras, North Carolina

Shipwrecked Doritos

The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.

Permanently Closed

Multiplication tables

Public School 972

A school-themed restaurant where gastronomy is the core curriculum.

Permanently Closed

Vast numbers of neon poos await visitors to Poopoo Land.

Seoul, South Korea

Poopoo Land

A bright and wacky exhibit answers every question you may have had about human excrement, flatulence, and more.

A hot dog gazes into the distance.

How Far Do Roller-Grill Hot Dogs Travel?

And if we just let 'em run, how far might they go?

Cara Giaimo August 3, 2017

The Dingo Flour sign on the side of a silo.

North Fremantle, Australia

Dingo Flour Sign

Visible from both land and sea.

Part of the label from a tin of mock turtle soup, 1906.

How America Fell Into—and Out of—Love With Mock Turtle Soup

The calf's head concoction that once claimed American hearts.

Natasha Frost August 3, 2017

Cutting onions triggers tears thanks to the bulb's lachrymatory factor.

Scientists Now Know Exactly Why Onions Make You Cry

They've unlocked the chemical secrets of an irritating molecule.

Kelsey Kennedy August 2, 2017

That's one big mushroom.

Found: One Incredibly Large Porcini Mushroom

It broke a Utah state record and came close to breaking the world record.

Sarah Laskow August 1, 2017

Sculpting Star Trek Characters With Butter at the Iowa State Fair

Next up: Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Michael Waters July 31, 2017

Care for a jellyfish chip?

Jellyfish May Be the Snack Food of the Future

Scientists are trying to take the sting out of jellyfish blooms.

Natasha Frost July 31, 2017

Charlevoix's pie pan

Charlevoix, Michigan

Former World's Largest Cherry Pie Pan

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

Customers queue up outside Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur.

The Forced Relocation of the 'World's Best Hot Dog Stand'

After 80 years in one spot, runaway development has pushed a Reykjavík institution across the street.

Natasha Frost July 28, 2017

Bet you can't eat just one.

The Farm Where Cows Munch on Potato Chips

It adds subtle notes to the beef, according to chefs.

Erik Shilling July 27, 2017