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The Dinner That Kicked Off the First Dinosaur Craze

One of the world's first life-size dinosaur models was the venue.
November 6, 2017
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chili peppers

Decoding Bhutan's Love Affair With Chili Peppers

In the small mountain country, spicy peppers dominate breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
November 2, 2017
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whiskey

The $10,000 Whisky Dram That Turned Out to Be Worthless

A refund was involved.
November 2, 2017
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spiders

The Heritage Beer Brewed With Some Help From Spiders

When fruit flies love your beer, you don't mind a few webs in the brewery.
October 31, 2017
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underground cooking

The Secret History of Paris's Catacomb Mushrooms

In the 1800s, farmers cultivated mushrooms in abandoned quarries underneath the French capital.
October 31, 2017
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menu monday

The Club Dedicated to Eating Unconventional Aquatic Creatures

The Ichthyophagous Club changed America's relationship to seafood.
October 30, 2017
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food art

The Forgotten Italian Tradition of Building Monumental Food Palaces

Then destroying them in a literal hunger games.
October 27, 2017
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delicacies

Italian Truffle Prices Mushroom After a Parched October

A lot of money for a little fungus.
October 27, 2017
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trading cards

Victorian Culinary Trading Cards Are a Feast for the Eyes

But maybe not for your stomach.
October 27, 2017
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propaganda

Why Wartime England Thought Carrots Could Give You Night Vision

The belief that carrots improve your eyesight dates back to World War II propaganda.
October 25, 2017
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philosophy

The Video Game That Asks You to Ponder the Meaning of Soup

Liquid has never been so confounding.
October 25, 2017
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frog

The Giant Frog Farms of the 1930s Were a Giant Failure

The get-rich-quick scheme couldn't fill the world's appetite for frogs' legs.
October 25, 2017
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snacks

Why Are So Dang Many Potato Chip Brands From Pennsylvania?

It’s snack time. All the time.
October 24, 2017
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subculture

The Massively Friendly World of Competitive Giant Pumpkin Growing

Big gourds, small egos.
October 24, 2017
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food art

This Orchestra Makes Music With Celery, Carrots, and Cabbage

They literally shred.
October 24, 2017
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marketing

The Lucky Charms Mascot Was Almost a Forgetful Wizard

In the 1970s, Waldo the Wizard briefly appeared on cereal boxes in New England.
October 23, 2017
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menu monday

The Gilded-Age Dinner Party That Featured 7 Courses and 32 Horses

C.K.G. Billings turned a Manhattan ballroom into a site for a banquet on horseback.
October 23, 2017
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genetics

Scientists Look to the Grape Genome for Clues About Its Past

Domestication turned out pretty well for grapes, and for us.
October 20, 2017