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Why Garlic Brings Good Luck to This Spanish Soccer Team

It's thought to dispel evil.
Anne Ewbank June 29, 2018
Pioneers camp at sunset along the Oregon Trail, 1850s.
food

The Harsh Reality of Food for 'Little House' Pioneers

On the American frontier, dinner might have been vinegar pie, bear meat, or nothing at all.
Natasha Frost June 28, 2018
The wreck of the <em>Jalisco.</em>
food

Abalonia: The Island Nation That Never Was

It was meant to be a seafood paradise.
Anne Ewbank June 28, 2018
Chit Sisanom stands with Lola the buffalo and a cup of ice cream at Laos Buffalo Dairy.
farms

How Laos Got Its First Buffalo Dairy Farm

First, two friends rented a buffalo.
Timi Siytangco June 27, 2018
At the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Maryland, their Newton tree has grown since 1966.
maps

How Isaac Newton's Apple Tree Spread Across the World

Clones and descendants of the famed tree grow on 6 continents.
Anne Ewbank June 26, 2018
Interior of a winery with large casks, Los Angeles, c. 1910.
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The Gnarled History of Los Angeles's Vineyards

It was once known as the “city of vines.”
Paula Mejia June 25, 2018
Fashionable parlors welcomed ladies for ice cream and more.
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The Ornate Ice Cream Saloons That Served Unchaperoned Women

They welcomed women back when American restaurants prohibited dining without a man present.
Jessica Gingrich June 22, 2018
Fishermen on board a British trawler fishing off the coast of Iceland.
food

How Iceland Beat the British in the Four Cod Wars

For decades, two island nations came to blows over fish.
Natasha Frost June 21, 2018
Enjoying a meal and drinks together at a txoko.
food

Step Inside These Members-Only Temples of Basque Gastronomy

For centuries, txokos have been crucial to shaping culinary traditions.
Elizabeth Hlavinka June 21, 2018
The economics of vanilla are complicated and grim.
farms

Why One Island Grows 80% of the World's Vanilla

Now, it's more valuable than silver.
Anne Ewbank June 20, 2018
Chinese immigrants, like this man in an orange orchard, played an important role in American agriculture.
trees

The Tragic Roots of America's Favorite Cherry

The Chinese Exclusion Act likely exiled the man who first cultivated it.
Anne Ewbank June 19, 2018
Most of the tombstones are in bad shape and losing balance.
Rajac, Serbia

Rajac Cemetery

Beautifully carved tombstones fill this unmarked graveyard, uniquely situated near the village's famous stone wine cellars.
Red velvet cake adds to the repertoire of red desserts made for Juneteenth festivities.
food

The Story Behind Red-Hued Juneteenth Food and Drink

Red fare at June 19 celebrations has significance that predates American slavery.
Christina Ayele Djossa June 19, 2018
Dorando Pietri is helped across the finish line while holding a cork in his hand.
food

Remembering When Runners Drank Champagne as an Energy Drink

At the 1908 Marathon in London, athletes hit the bottle mid-race.
Katherine Alex Beaven June 19, 2018
Gladiators fight in this mosaic from the Villa Borghese.
food

Gladiator Diets Were Carb-Heavy, Fattening, and Mostly Vegetarian

To survive the arena, they ate a mash of barley and beans.
Ryleigh Nucilli June 18, 2018
Customers eat hot pot at a restaurant in Chengdu, China.
restaurants

An All-You-Can-Eat Restaurant Went Bankrupt Because People Ate Too Much

Unlimited hot pot gone wrong.
Paula Mejia June 18, 2018
Heckington Windmill
Heckington, England

Heckington 8-Sail Windmill

The last working windmill in the U.K. that has eight sails.
Juanita (left) and Esperanza Garcia make tortillas in this photograph from 1937.
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The Forgotten Chefs Who Made Carne con Chile a Texas Mexican Standard

"Chili queens" spread the dish from San Antonio's plazas.
Tom Little June 15, 2018