I Live in an Airplane
Bruce Campbell lives in an airplane. Yes, an actual jet. The Portland-based aeronautics enthusiast makes his home in a converted Boeing 727 that was...
Bruce Campbell lives in an airplane. Yes, an actual jet. The Portland-based aeronautics enthusiast makes his home in a converted Boeing 727 that was...
Researcher Charles Spence has documented all of the ways in which sound impacts the way things taste. For example, salty food tastes bland on an...
The $2 has a sketchy past. Shortly after Independence, the Federal Reserve started printing money, but only issued coins at first due to Americans’ a...
In 1853, George Crum was a chef at the Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Springs, Ny. One day, a customer ordered fried potatoes. Upon being served, the c...
The true story behind a Thanksgiving favorite: marshmallows and sweet potatoes and how the sweet combo became synonymous with Turkey Day. What’s the d...
Jennifer Jarrett never forgets a face. No, really. The super recognizer can see someone and immediately recognize them, regardless of how much time...
Remember the '90s game show "Supermarket Sweep?" Contestants raced around a supermarket to rack up the biggest bill by loading a shopping cart with as...
Hard as it is to believe now, but in the 1950s wearing denim made you a rebel without a cause. Mainstream acceptance lagged until one of the world's...
Gross, Nebraska is a small town. That's actually over-selling it. In fact, only two people live there. Mike and Mary Finnegan are the sole residents,...
Adrian Wellock lost his sense of taste. After suffering a cold, he started getting a metallic taste in his mouth, which took his palate with it. These...
The Combat Feeding Directorate at the U.S. Army Natick Laboratories in Natick, Mass., develops food for Lockheed U-2 spy plane pilots. The catch, the...
Everyone knows this classic tongue-twister, but did you know that it's based on a true story? Meet the woman said to be behind this classic saying....