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History

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Old Bay Spices Up My Life

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A History of Western Eating Utensils, From the Scandalous Fork to the Incredible Spork

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Discovered: A Prehistoric Pantry

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Hunger for Freedom: Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela

A “gastro-political biography” traces what the Nobel Laureate ate throughout his life

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How to Toast Hemingway’s 110th Birthday

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Land of the Lost Food Traditions, Part III—the Midwest and Southwest

The history of the nuptial pastry is even stranger than these modern rituals suggests.

The Strange History of the Wedding Cake

How the traditional treat came to be

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Land of the Lost Food Traditions, Part II - The South

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Land of the Lost Food Traditions, Part I — the Northeast

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Ben Franklin: Patriot, Foodie

As we prepare to stuff ourselves full with corn dogs this weekend, it’s a good time to look back at an original American patriot’s food predilections

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 5 — the 80s Through Today

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This Month in History

Momentous or Merely Memorable

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 4 — The 1960s and 70s

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Testing for Poison Still a Profession for Some

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What’s in your Lunch Box? Part 3 — War and the Suburbs

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What’s in Your Lunch Box? Part 2 — Prohibition and the Great Depression

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What’s in Your Lunch Box?

Evidence indicates the wheel was created to serve as potter's wheels around 3500 B.C. in Mesopotamia—300 years before they were used for chariots.

A Salute to the Wheel

Always cited as the hallmark of man’s innovation, here is the real story behind the wheel – from its origins to its reinvention

Chewing gum has been around for centuries.

A Brief History of Chewing Gum

The Mayans and Aztecs were the first to unlock the positive properties of gum

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Changing Political Palates

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