How to Grow a 100-Pound Zucchini
(via Great Big Story) Growing up in a family of 15, Phillip Vowles learned to appreciate the effort it took
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Math Explains Why You Should Always Order the Larger Pizza
(via asapScience and Popular Mechanics)Which delivers more square inches of mozzarella-topped deliciousness: A 16-inch pizza, or two 8-inch pizzas? If
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Why Does a Tire Company Publish the Michelin Guide?
(via Priceconomics) When the Michelin Guide comes out each year, foodies freak out. Michelin’s food critics, known as “inspectors” by
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Where Do Seedless Watermelons Come From?
(via mental_floss) When a run-of-the-mill watermelon and a souped-up frankenmelon love each other very much, they come together and make
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10 Breakfasts Enjoyed by History’s Most Productive People
(via mental_floss) If you start your morning with a hearty breakfast, you’re in good company. Many of the greatest politicians,
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An Illustrated History of the Philadelphia Cheesesteak
(via First We Feast) Judging by the ever-present lines at neighboring Pat’s and Geno’s—two historic rival institutions in a not-so-scenic
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This Extreme Chili-Eating Competition Has Contestants Sit in Buckets of Ice Water
(via First We Feast) The winner devoured 62 chili peppers in three minutes while submerged in freezing water.
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Fake Food, Real Art: Crafting Display Delicacies
(via Great Big Story) In Japan, it’s customary for restaurants to display their offerings inside their front windows. Think restaurant
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20 Things You Never Knew About Chocolate
(via mental_floss) Halloween, Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day, Tuesday. There may be an International Chocolate Day (April 27) but we can
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11 Brain-Freezing Facts for Slurpee’s 50th Birthday
(via mental_floss) With more than 13 million cups consumed every month, 7-Eleven’s Slurpee might be the most popular frozen beverage
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A Taxonomy of Burger Styles
(via First We Feast) A burger is a burger—until, of course, you really start thinking about them. The basic tenets
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Carpenter’s Sandwich Stand, Los Angeles, CA – 1932
(via Once Upon A Town) Carpenter’s Sandwich Stand at 6285 West Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles, CA,
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