The Potato Chip Shortage Afflicting Japan
(via Atlas Obscura) Thanks to a series of typhoons that hit northern Japan last year, the potato crop was poor, which
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This Is The Fanciest Rubik’s Cube Cake On Earth
(via So Bad So Good) Pastry chef Cédric Grolet reinvented the Rubik’s cube in the most delicious way possible. Forget plastic
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The Bittersweet Story of Vanilla
(via Smithsonian) Today, less than 1 percent of vanilla flavoring comes from the vanilla flower. Is that a good thing?
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The Great Girl Scout Cookie Shortage of World War II
(via mental_floss) In the early spring of 1943, Girl Scout Cookie chairwoman A.A. Rabe had some devastating news for residents
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The World’s Most Expensive Taco Will Set You Back $25,000
(via Neatolicious) Hungry? Wanna taco? Got $25,000? That’s how much the Grand Velas Los Cabos hotel in Cabo San Lucas,
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10 Competitive Eating Challenges at Restaurants in the U.S.
(via mental_floss) It’s an old schtick. Many restaurants around the country offer large specialty dishes with a challenge: If you
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Latrobe, Pennsylvania – Birthplace of the Banana Split
(via Atlas Obscura) David Strickler was just a 23-year-old pharmacist’s apprentice in 1904 when he invented the world’s most beloved
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The Complete Guide to Homemade French Fries
(via First We Feast) Size. Shape. Texture. Saltiness. The French fry’s constituent parts are constantly being looked at under the microscope, sparking
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Competitive Eating Was Even More Disgusting in the 17th Century
(via Atlas Obscura) In recent years, the “sport” of competitive eating has gained greater and greater popularity, even producing its
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10 Things You Might Not Know About Pancakes
(via mental_floss) Honestly, every day should be pancake day, but today, March 7th, is the day that gets the official
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Happy Pancake Day!
(via mental_floss) In the Christian tradition, today the the final day before the beginning of Lent, also known as Shrove
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A Hot Dog Is Not a Sandwich. A Burrito Is.
(via Great Big Story) What, exactly, is a sandwich? And who decides? The answer is a whole lot more complicated
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