Actual and Factual Facts About Soda Pop
November 15, 2018
This article was first published in our 31st annual edition, Uncle John’s Actual and Factual Bathroom Reader. Generic name
The generic name for a soft drink varies by region: In New England and the Southwest, it’s generally called “sod...
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Name That Soup
October 25, 2018
Ever wonder who put the “strone” in “minestrone”? The “owder” in “chowder”? The “ho” in “pho”? (Careful, there, soup boy! This is a family soup book!) Then sit thee down at the Table of Label—and read all about the name orig...
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The No-Cry Onion Goggles…And Other Miracle Food Prep Devices
October 4, 2018
When the microwave was first released in the late ‘70s, people thought that was a silly kitchen gadget, so who knows? Maybe over time people will swear by these things, too.
Bear Paws Meat Shredder Claws
You could shred meat or make a pork roast in...
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Hurt By Fruit
October 3, 2018
Apples, oranges, melons, and berries—they’re sweet, delicious, nutritious…and extremely dangerous, apparently. Here are some weird news stories about people who sustained some nasty injuries courtesy of nature’s candy. Bad Breadfruit
In Dece...
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Variations on a Hamburger
September 25, 2018
While it takes its name from a German city, there are few foods more quintessentially American than the hamburger. But from sea to shining sea, there are tons of variations on the old meat patty between two buns. After all, America is a big country, ...
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