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A Brief History of Nachos

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(via Mental Floss) The story of nachos doesn’t start and end with a resourceful restaurant employee assembling a few basic

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(via Smithsonian) Anyone who’s always wanted to organize a screening of a Buster Keaton film, put out a new arrangement

(via digg) These days, you can do pretty much anything with CGI . But back in the early days of

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(via Mental Floss) Strictly speaking, champagne is a sparkling wine that comes from the Champagne region of northeastern France. If

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(via Mental Floss) New Year’s Eve is looking a little different this year. Spice things up at your Zoom shindig

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(via The Week) There are lots of edible traditions around the holiday of New Year’s hailing from all over the

(via Atlas Obscura) The strange truth about leftovers is that they often taste better the next day. It seems counter-intuitive:

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(via Atlas Obscura) A grassroots group is creating a living library of these backyard gardens.

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(via Mental Floss) Say what you will about fruitcake, but the holiday dessert has staying power. Early recipes for it

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020 0 Comments

(via Mental Floss) Over the years, lots of amazing things have happened on December 25. The birth of Jesus Christ,

(via Atlas Obscura) According to a British 2017 study, drinking, especially wine, is actually on the rise—and the way a

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 0 Comments

(via Smithsonian) How one boy’s phone call sparked a chain of events that would become a Christmas tradition.