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A drawing of a heart from the 16th century.
mythology

Medieval Europe Couldn't Quit This Story About a Woman Eating Her Lover's Heart

Her husband tricks her into eating it.
Sarah Laskow February 14, 2017
food

'Poisonous Parsnips' Are Washing Up on Beaches in Scotland

Be careful out there.
Erik Shilling February 13, 2017
The final resting place of the inventor of the Pringle's can.
Cincinnati, Ohio

Grave of Fredric J. Baur

The inventor of the iconic Pringles can was so proud of his invention he was buried in one.
"Sushi Tray, Small"
Washington, D.C.

Smithsonian Sushi Collection

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
Pastel de nata—the slightly burnt pieces are the best part.
food

Portugal's Unexpectedly Heroic Custard Tarts

The Portuguese have twice turned to the humble pastry to solve economic problems.
Karla Pequenino January 25, 2017
Goldfield, Nevada

Paste Eater's Grave

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Corn, egg, buttermilk, sugar, baking powder…. but no niacin.
food

The Mistaken Case of the Killer Cornbread

For a brief time in the early 20th Century, cornmeal was unfairly blamed as the source of a terrible disease.
Mark Essig January 24, 2017
Francis Buckland and a fish.
victorian

The Father and Son Who Ate Every Animal Possible

William and Francis Buckland saw Noah's Ark as a dinner menu.
Craig Donofrio January 19, 2017
Musso & Frank Grill, "Oldest Restaurant in Hollywood Since 1919."
Los Angeles, California

Musso and Frank Grill

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.
The breed of the turnspit dog is believed to have been either Welsh Corgis or a type of terrier.
animals

The Best Kitchen Gadget of the 1600s Was a Small, Short-Legged Dog

Turnspit dogs ran in a wheel to keep the spit meat spinning.
Natalie Zarrelli January 11, 2017
Financial Tart.
food

The Meatless, Wheatless Meals of World War I America

Recipes got a lot more creative during the days of food rationing.
Lauren Young January 10, 2017
The Astoria was hiding historic ketchup underneath its floors.
food

Found: Historic Ketchup, Buried Under a Music Venue for More Than a Century

Also, marmalade, pickle, and mustard jars.
Sarah Laskow January 10, 2017
Pickles at Carnegie Deli.
food

The Long, Unusual History of the Pickled Cucumber

Pickles.
Ernie Smith January 9, 2017
That's not chocolate.
food

Blood Pancakes Are The Most Metal of All Flapjacks

Put some plasma in your breakfast.
Eric Grundhauser January 6, 2017
A fossil groundcherry, Physalis infinemundi.
food

Found: An Ancient Groundcherry That Proves Nightshades Are Older Than We Think

The family of tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers could be millions of years older than anyone realized.
Sarah Laskow January 5, 2017
food

Found: Unexplained Poems Left on the Shelves of a British Grocery Store

One was about bread, the other about deer.
Sarah Laskow January 5, 2017
The 2016 harvest for the Kreuzberg vineyard amounts to 27 crates in total.
cold war

Berlin’s Secret Cold War-Era Vineyard

This tiny, hidden vineyard planted at the birthplace of the first computer produces only 350 bottles of wine each year.
Jordan Todorov January 4, 2017
food

Watch Hot Maple Syrup Freeze into Toffee on Packed Snow

Delectable lollipops, sourced from trees.
Lauren Young January 4, 2017