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mental_floss Blog - Oct 1, 2008
Cheddar is one of the two most popular varieties of cheese in the United States (the other being Mozzarella). Let Sesame Street show you how it’s made, then scroll down here to learn more about this dairy delight (and …
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mental_floss Blog - Sep 17, 2008
• No snappy title this week - so far I can’t think of anything that rhymes with pretzel nor makes sense as a pun. Anyone? In any case, besides being an awkward rhyming tool, “a pretzel is a bread pastry of German …
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mental_floss Blog - Sep 3, 2008
According to the Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, the core meaning of the word pie (or piece) in Celtic and later medieval Latin was twofold: a morsel which could be eaten with the fingers and which also contained …
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mental_floss Blog - Aug 20, 2008
Described as a “weedy Cinderella” by some and a “queen of a salad plants” by others, it is nevertheless the most common salad vegetable and somehow part of my daily consumption. Let us learn more about this leafy …
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mental_floss Blog - Aug 5, 2008
Although we just missed National Ice Cream Month, that’s no reason to skip out on this icy treat now, especially in such hot weather. Here are some facts and figures regarding one of the best bribing tools ever …
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mental_floss Blog - Jul 9, 2008
We’re taking a break from our usual format this week to focus on a more general dining experience, and one we felt apropos to the season - the picnic. James Beard says it best, “Wherever it is done, picnicking can be …
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mental_floss Blog - Jun 25, 2008
The Onion. No, not that Onion. Rather, the delectable vegetable that adds a great deal of flavor to your meal and aroma to your kitchen. At the workhouse, Oliver Twist was lucky to get “Three meals of thin gruel a day …
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mental_floss Blog - Jun 11, 2008
• Have you had a little donkey today? Aside from the certainty of its literal translation, the origins of the burrito are highly disputed (although we can be sure they never contained actual donkey meat … but after …
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mental_floss Blog - May 21, 2008
To start, a rhyme I remember from childhood: “A peanut sat on the railroad track, his heart was all a-flutter. The 5:15 came roaring by … Choo choo! Peanut butter.” Unless you suffer from Arachibutyrophobia (the fear …
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mental_floss Blog - May 15, 2008
Cherries are everywhere in our cultural landscape—from Cherry Coke to Chekhov’s famous “The Cherry Orchard” to Mary Poppins, where the Banks family lived on Cherry Tree Lane. And who can forget about old George …
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