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This 212-year-old biscuit could fetch upwards of $4,000.

A 212-Year-Old Ship Biscuit Is Selling for Only $3,580

This sailor's snack is well past its expiration date.

Christina Ayele Djossa April 27, 2018

<em>Solanum galapagense</em>, one of two species of tomato native to the Galapagos.

Galapagos Tomatoes Are Surprisingly Pest-Resistant

New research reveals that they can protect themselves from a number of common bugs.

Cara Giaimo April 27, 2018

Gefilte fish is usually eaten at Passover, and is traditionally made of fish such as carp and pike.

Help Us Solve This Gefilte Fish Mystery

Do you remember a spoof news segment about this traditional Jewish food?

Natasha Frost April 26, 2018

Tea time with Depression-era glass.

The Depression-Era Glassware That Came in Boxes of Oatmeal

These vibrant dishes helped cheer up Americans during a bleak time.

Beth Ward April 26, 2018

Using sushi to explain a new National Institutes of Health policy on sex as a biological variable in research.

This Scientist Explains Complex Concepts With Sushi

Sashimi meets science.

Anne Ewbank April 26, 2018

Delivered fresh daily.

The Bygone Baguette Mailboxes of French Polynesia

Like birdhouses, but for bread.

Paula Mejia April 25, 2018

A maraschino cherry adorns a slice of pineapple upside down cake.

How a Vibrant, Factory-Made Sweet Usurped the Original Maraschino Cherry

The same term describes two wildly different cherries.

Robert Lamb April 24, 2018

Cherry pie <em>à la mode</em>.

'À La Mode' Is a Lonely Survivor of a French Culinary Code

In America, à la Nesselrode and à la Maryland are à la gone.

Anne Ewbank April 24, 2018

Fresh gelato awaits.

When Family-Owned Gelato Shops in Italy Almost Went Extinct

Did Big Gelato try to wipe out artisanal stores in the 1950s?

Vicky Hallett April 23, 2018

Permanently Closed

Port Talbot, Wales

Baked Bean Museum of Excellence

The world’s only museum dedicated to baked beans.

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

An unmilky <em>rana temporaria</em>.

Can Putting a Frog in Milk Keep It Fresh?

Modern science may have an answer to this Russian folk belief.

Anne Ewbank April 19, 2018

Kvass is made at home by fermenting black or rye bread in water with a mixture of sugar, yeast, and other household ingredients.

Russia's Patriotic Alternative to Coca-Cola Is Made Out of Bread

For centuries, Russians have celebrated their Slavic roots with kvass.

Natasha Frost April 18, 2018

The walls of this giardino pantesco (Pantelleria garden) protect one immense citrus tree.

The Ancient Walled Gardens Designed to Nurture a Single Citrus Tree

Giardini Panteschi are found only on the windswept island of Pantelleria.

Kristan Lawson April 18, 2018

Stacks of Grandiosa pizza at the supermarket, ready to be heated up and eaten.

How a Frozen Pizza Brand Became Norway’s Unofficial National Dish

Grandiosa has dominated both the country’s pizza sales and music charts.

Ilana Gordon April 17, 2018

Five Hormel Girls on an Austin, Minnesota factory tour.

The Rise and Fall of the Hormel Girls, Who Sold America on SPAM

The Spamettes sang and danced and glamorized canned meat.

Anne Ewbank April 17, 2018

Do You Order the Second-Cheapest Wine?

Help us investigate a popular ordering strategy.

Alex Mayyasi April 16, 2018

A slightly stained bottle of a 1969 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tache.

How a Gang of Thirsty Thieves Stole Over $500,000 Worth of Wine

Two people have been sentenced for participating in several California heists.

Paula Mejia April 16, 2018