Dunkin’ and Febreze have apparently decided that simply selling donuts wasn’t enough. Now they want to weaponize the smell of donuts against us. The two companies have teamed up for a new collection of air fresheners that will make your home or car smell like a Dunkin’ without actually providing you with anything edible. The […]
A ham sandwich is, for some, the perfect lunch. ATU Images/The Image Bank via Getty Images Anna Dilger, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. How is deli meat made? – Arabelle, 17, […]
Margarine melts more consistently than butter due to its chemical makeup. Douglas Sacha/Moment via Getty Images Rosemary Trout, Drexel University My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeared it on any kind of bread, potatoes, nut rolls or coffeecake. She baked with it exclusively. When I was studying […]
Ever notice how oranges, lemons, limes, onions, potatoes, and even some vegetables are often sold in colored mesh bags? It turns out those bags aren’t just for convenience, they’re playing a clever trick on your brain. In this video from MinuteFood, we learn about the Munker illusion, a visual effect that causes our brains to […]
From home-cooked meals to ultra-processed convenience foods, the American diet has changed dramatically over the past century. This animated graph tracks 100 years of calorie consumption, comparing what Americans were eating in 1930 versus 2026. Back then, bread, potatoes, red meat, milk, and butter dominated daily calorie intake. Fast-forward to today, and fast food, junk […]
Master chocolatier Amaury Guichon just built a giant fully articulated chocolate LEGO Batman, complete with his iconic batarang… because apparently regular chocolate sculptures aren’t challenging enough anymore for the man. Every joint actually moves, turning this into equal parts dessert, engineering project, and Gotham-worthy tribute to the Dark Knight. Somewhere, Alfred is probably yelling, “Master […]
Before cities, before writing, and before anyone thought, “Hey, maybe don’t drink that questionable water,” humanity had already discovered something much more important: how to turn soggy grains into alcohol. And like most great discoveries in history, it probably happened by accident… and then immediately became a tradition. Imagine wandering for days through medieval Europe, […]
Ever wondered how a can of food can outlast basically everything in your fridge? This video breaks down the 200-year-old science behind one of humanity’s greatest survival hacks: canned food. It all started in 1795 when Napoleon Bonaparte needed a way to keep his armies fed. A French inventor, Nicolas Appert, cracked the code by […]