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Even the U.S.A. got a dose of carrot propaganda.
food

Why Wartime England Thought Carrots Could Give You Night Vision

The belief that carrots improve your eyesight dates back to World War II propaganda.
Anne Ewbank October 25, 2017
Batteries in a thick liquid means it's definitely soup, right?
video games

The Video Game That Asks You to Ponder the Meaning of Soup

Liquid has never been so confounding.
Paula Mejia October 25, 2017
Live frogs, readied for shipment.
farms

The Giant Frog Farms of the 1930s Were a Giant Failure

The get-rich-quick scheme couldn't fill the world's appetite for frogs' legs.
Sarah Laskow October 25, 2017
A single state dominates the snack industry.
food

Why Are So Dang Many Potato Chip Brands From Pennsylvania?

It’s snack time. All the time.
Dan Nosowitz October 24, 2017
The growing world has come far since circa 1901, when this giant pumpkin weighed a whopping 91 pounds.
food

The Massively Friendly World of Competitive Giant Pumpkin Growing

Big gourds, small egos.
Paula Mejia October 24, 2017
The Vegetable Orchestra performing at TEDx, with the remains of shredded cabbage at their feet.
music

This Orchestra Makes Music With Celery, Carrots, and Cabbage

They literally shred.
Anne Ewbank October 24, 2017
Permanently Closed
Coffee Pot Art Studio Gallery.
Lexington, Virginia

The Coffee Pot

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
Waldo the Wizard, on a Lucky Charms cereal box from 1975.
food

The Lucky Charms Mascot Was Almost a Forgetful Wizard

In the 1970s, Waldo the Wizard briefly appeared on cereal boxes in New England.
Jonathan Kendall October 23, 2017
C.K.G. Billings' infamous horse banquet was inspired by a love of all things equine.
restaurants

The Gilded-Age Dinner Party That Featured 7 Courses and 32 Horses

C.K.G. Billings turned a Manhattan ballroom into a site for a banquet on horseback.
Anne Ewbank October 23, 2017
<em>Vitis vinifera vinifera</em>, the domesticated grape. A good idea is a good idea.
science

Scientists Look to the Grape Genome for Clues About Its Past

Domestication turned out pretty well for grapes, and for us.
Kelsey Kennedy October 20, 2017
These apples all have the same parents.
genetics

Every Apple You Eat Took Years and Years to Make

"Feel free to spit."
Sarah Laskow October 20, 2017
The abandoned galleon.
Deyme, France

The Abandoned Galleon

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.
Freshly made fajitas sitting atop a table.
crime

South Texas Man’s $1.2 Million Fajita Heist Foiled After 9 Years

Gilberto Escamilla clandestinely ordered fajitas through his government job, then re-sold them.
Paula Mejia October 19, 2017
aviation

The Brief, Wondrous, High-Flying Era of Zeppelin Dining

The Hindenburg’s fattened ducklings and caviar were essentially German propaganda.
Natasha Frost October 18, 2017
A sweet spread, replete with roses.
food

The Downfall of Rose Water, Once America's Favorite Flavor

Until the 1840s, adding a dash of rose water to sweets was the norm.
Jaya Saxena October 18, 2017
Terry the teacake had a satellite's-eye view of the earth.
food

Watch a Cookie Soar Into the Stratosphere

Terry the teacake took one giant leap for cookie-kind.
Anne Ewbank October 17, 2017
Floating gardens, Inle Lake.
Taunggyi, Myanmar (Burma)

Floating Gardens of Inle Lake

A series of tiny artificial islands rich with produce bob atop the surface of the lake.
Inside the tree
Parnamirim, Brazil

World's Largest Cashew Tree

You feel like you're in a forest, but you're actually walking amidst the branches and trunks of a single giant tree.