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Fruits & Vegetables

Stromberg Plum

This protected German fruit has its own representative queen.
Siwi dates
Fruits & Vegetables

Siwa Oasis Dates

Dates from this desert oasis have been sweetening Egyptian tables since pharaonic times.
Ingredients & Condiments

Baleni Salt

A sacred tree, a secret language, and the labor of generations of women keep an ancient tradition of salt harvesting alive.
Fruits & Vegetables

Beaver Dam Pepper

A pepper so good, Hungarian immigrants carried it with them when they came to Wisconsin.
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Upcoming Events
Mysterious Chicago.
Jun 19
Chicago, Illinois

Architecture of Mysterious Chicago

Author Adam Selzer highlights the histories and unsolved mysteries of the city's landmarks.
The warehouse at Western Costume.
Jun 20
North Hollywood, California

Hollywood Magic at Western Costume

A behind the scenes adventure at one of the most renowned costume houses in the world.
Posters for the People book cover.
Jun 21
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Posters for the People: Rediscovering the Lost Art of The New Deal

Drop by a pop-up exhibit of government-commissioned posters from the 1930s, then join us two weeks later to hear their incredible comeback story.
Cephalopod Movie Night!
Jun 21
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Cephalopod Movie Night With Science Friday

Join us for an evening of talk, tentacles, and talent, featuring four original short films from Science Friday and a panel of scientists.
Famous authors have lived in homes like these in Wicker Park
Jun 21
Chicago, Illinois

Mansions, Merchants and Mystery: Hunting for the History of Wicker Park

A historic and “Google-proof” scavenger hunt, set in Chicago’s Wicker Park.
Cuttlefish with movie ticket.
Jun 21
New York, New York

Cephalopod Movie Night With Science Friday

Join the Science Friday crew to celebrate Cephalopod week with libations and an immersion into the underwater world of these strange, tentacled creatures.
Buckhorn Exchange.
Jun 22
Denver, Colorado

Drinking History Tour of Denver

Join us for a historic bar crawl featuring three of Denver's most unusual and iconic locations.
Octopus eggs.
Jun 22
Long Beach, California

Cephalopod Movie Night With Science Friday

Join us for an evening of talk, tentacles, and talent, featuring four original short films from Science Friday and a panel of scientists.
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games

Taiwan Is in the Clutches of a Claw Machine Craze

In arcades across the land, at all hours of the day, people vie for both novel and practical prizes.
June 17, 2019
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records

Found: The Only Recording of Frida Kahlo’s Voice, Probably

In the recording, she likens Diego Rivera to a toad.
June 17, 2019
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weather

The Elaborate Yam Houses of the Trobriand Islands

Years of drought have left them tragically empty.
June 17, 2019
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extinct eats

When the Māori First Settled New Zealand, They Hunted Flightless, 500-Pound Birds

The magnificent moa is no more.
June 14, 2019
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