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10 Brilliant Kits to Help You Learn New Skills

10 Brilliant Kits to Help You Learn New Skills

Hate Brown Apple Slices? Use This Simple Trick to Keep Them Fresh

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Hate Brown Apple Slices? Use This Simple Trick to Keep Them Fresh

The Great Tryptophan Lie: Eating Turkey Does Not Make You Tired

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The Great Tryptophan Lie: Eating Turkey Does Not Make You Tired

What's Inside a Can of Red Bull?

What's Inside a Can of Red Bull?

What Happens When You Let a Glass of Soda Sit Out for 3 Months? This Timelapse Shows You (and It's Not Pretty)

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A Short, Sweet History of Candy Corn

Love it or hate it, candy corn is here to stay.

8-Year-Old Twinkies Intrigue Fungus Experts

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What Makes Bread Dough Rise?

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Why Do Prunes Make You Poop?

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Why Does Altitude Affect Baking?

This woman is going to make a quick stop at Whole Foods' bakery section before book club.

Vermont Just Banned Residents From Throwing Food Scraps in the Trash

Compost is delicious trash salad for your soil.

Meet Ice Cream Scientist Dr. Maya Warren

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England’s Hobbs House Bakery Just Threw a Birthday Party for Its 65-Year-Old Sourdough Starter

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5 Ways to Make Your Bananas Last

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29 Easy Ingredient Substitutions

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The Reason Americans Buy Refrigerated Milk and Europeans Don't

Buying cold milk is a very American phenomenon.