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Your Hard Brown Sugar Is Still Edible—Here's How to Soften It

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Your Hard Brown Sugar Is Still Edible—Here's How to Soften It

Meal Ticket: This Man Goes to Six Flags Just for the Food

Part of a balanced diet.

Meal Ticket: This Man Goes to Six Flags Just for the Food

Pop Tort: A Disgruntled Consumer Is Suing Pop-Tarts Over a Lack of Strawberry Filling

The delicious defendant.

Pop Tort: A Disgruntled Consumer Is Suing Pop-Tarts Over a Lack of Strawberry Filling

From Public Executions to Game-Day Chili: Retracing the History of Tailgating

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From Public Executions to Game-Day Chili: Retracing the History of Tailgating

If Your Wendy's Fries Are Not Hot and Crispy, They'll Replace Them

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A Trader Joe's Employee Explains How to Bag Groceries

Trader Joe's has mastered the art of grocery bagging.

Onions Are the Source of a Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak—Here’s What You Need to Know

Buy local for a little while.

Knockout: When Famed Boxer George Foreman Traded His Gloves for a Grill and Sold the Sizzle

Professional boxer and culinary enthusiast George Foreman in 2001.

Minneapolis’s Bebe Zito Ice Cream Shop Is Serving Up a Hannibal Lecter-Inspired Treat—Complete With Chunks of Braised Veal Brains

Hannibal’s Dinner includes chunks of braised veal brains, pieces of foie gras, lemony fava bean cake mix, and a Chianti gastrique caramelized drizzled on top.

5 Creative Recipes That Use Canned Pumpkin and Pumpkin Pie Filling

Put that canned pumpkin to good use.

Masturbation and Mascots: The Strange History of Cereal

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9 Delicious Facts About Oysters

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Here's How Long You Can Save Your Halloween Candy Before It Goes Bad

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The First McDonald’s Drive-Through Window in 1975 Was for the Military

If you love McDonald's drive-through service, you can thank the military.

Sunny D Isn't Orange Juice—Here's What It Really Is

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50 Sweet Facts About Your Favorite Halloween Candies

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