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What Do Astronauts Eat in Space?

Astronaut ice cream definitely isn’t the stuff sitting in your freezer at home. Though compelling, its name doesn’t quite capture the oddity of unwrapping its small foil packet to reveal a Styrofoam-like substance. For those of us who grew up loving everything about space exploration or perhaps were simply bribed with the staple gift shop […]

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Filed Under: Science, Technology Tagged With: Astronauts, Earth, Food, Space

Why Does Chopping Onions Make You Cry?

Have you been caught crying over spilled milk? What about a chopped onion? We bet just by thinking about it, you can sense that pungent aroma as it wafts up your nostrils, just before the fumes reach your eyes. It is no secret that chopping onions can bring tears to your eyes, but the mystery […]

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Filed Under: Home and Garden Tagged With: Eyes, Food, Smelly

Who Invented Sausage?

Oh, the sausage. Whether it is bratwurst, Slim Jim, hot dog, salami, or kielbasa, there is no questioning the unadulterated love the world has for sausage. Have you ever pondered why sausages are around every corner and in nearly every ethnic dish? Sausage is found across many cultures, but who invented sausage to start this craze? […]

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Did You Know That Broccoli is a Man-made Food?

There is No Such Thing as Wild Broccoli Broccoli is a human innovation, a man-made food, and a result of a mutation selected and cultivated by man throughout history. Known for its green hue and resemblance to a tiny tree, broccoli has been the bane of kid’s existence since it was first introduced in the […]

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What is the Difference between White and Brown Eggs?

The Egg: A Grocery Store Conundrum Eggs are a ubiquitous grocery store item, but with the expansion of egg products to include several sizes of egg, omega-3 enriched eggs, organic eggs and the like, the typical grocery shopper may find themselves scratching their heads. To make matters worse, we now have to ponder the difference […]

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