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Dining on a Dime: Back to School Deals
It’s back to school season and some dining establishments have got their creative juices flowing, offering free deals in exchange for a donation to support local schools or other charitable organizations.
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Eating More Pasta Could Reduce Gulf Dead Zone
A new study ranks the impacts that common foods have not just on climate change, but on the water pollution that leads to dead zones in the Gulf of Mexico and other bodies of water. The takeaway: Carbs, such as pasta, are good. Cows are bad.
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Farmer Claims Cloned Cow's Daughter Produced Milk for Dairy
"Food from cloned animals may seem a tasty option for some, but it leaves a distinctly bad taste in the mouth when it comes to animal welfare," an RSPCA spokesman said. An unnamed British dairy farmer claims he used milk from a cow produced from a cloned parent as part of his daily production.
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Space Food Turns Gross Within a Year
Luckily, even the International Space Station can restock its pantry several times a year because these foods are relatively perishable. Which explains the problem NASA faces in planning for really long missions
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'Five Second' Rule for Dropped Food Proven Unsafe
Food scientist Paul Dawson found that salmonella and other dangerous bacteria can remain alive up to four weeks on dry surfaces
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Drinking vodka through your eye -- the new hot trend
The new trendy way to drink vodka is to pour it directly into your eye socket -- and the trend has penetrated our borders and corrupted our youth (sort of).
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