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Why does a tire company rate restaurants?
History, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 5/1/25 History, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 5/1/25

Why does a tire company rate restaurants?

โ€œYes, Iโ€™ll have the caviar with a side of car tires.โ€

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What makes you feel full when you're eating?
Anatomy, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 3/27/25 Anatomy, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 3/27/25

What makes you feel full when you're eating?

Are you hungry for a human anatomy lesson?

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Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?
Food & Drink, Language, History Caitlin Olson 3/13/25 Food & Drink, Language, History Caitlin Olson 3/13/25

Why are hot dogs called hot dogs?

Let me be frank(furter).

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Why does a wooden spoon stop water from boiling over in a pot?
Food & Drink, Physics Caitlin Olson 11/14/24 Food & Drink, Physics Caitlin Olson 11/14/24

Why does a wooden spoon stop water from boiling over in a pot?

A penne saved is a penne earned.

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How did Dr Pepper get its name?
Food & Drink, History Caitlin Olson 10/17/24 Food & Drink, History Caitlin Olson 10/17/24

How did Dr Pepper get its name?

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for the missing period

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Why does salt make food taste better?
Anatomy, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 10/3/24 Anatomy, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 10/3/24

Why does salt make food taste better?

Our least bland article yet

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Why do we eat cake on birthdays?
History, Food & Drink, Culture Caitlin Olson 9/5/24 History, Food & Drink, Culture Caitlin Olson 9/5/24

Why do we eat cake on birthdays?

Your birthday wish for birthday history has been granted.

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Why is the first pancake always bad?
Science, Food & Drink, Life Skills Caitlin Olson 7/4/24 Science, Food & Drink, Life Skills Caitlin Olson 7/4/24

Why is the first pancake always bad?

Donโ€™t settle for a flop(jack).

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How does popcorn pop?
Science, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 6/6/24 Science, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 6/6/24

How does popcorn pop?

And why do we eat it at the movies?

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Is peanut butter a liquid?
Science, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 5/23/24 Science, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 5/23/24

Is peanut butter a liquid?

This might seem nuts, butโ€ฆ

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What is vinegar and how does vinegar preserve food?
Science, Chemistry, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 4/18/24 Science, Chemistry, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 4/18/24

What is vinegar and how does vinegar preserve food?

And what exactly is the โ€œmotherโ€ of vinegar?

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Why does frying in oil make food crispy?
Science, Food & Drink, Chemistry, Life Skills Caitlin Olson 4/11/24 Science, Food & Drink, Chemistry, Life Skills Caitlin Olson 4/11/24

Why does frying in oil make food crispy?

If you've ever wondered why your food tastes so good when it's cooked in oil, it's because of a little thing called heat transfer.

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Does soaking beans reduce gas?
Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 4/11/24 Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 4/11/24

Does soaking beans reduce gas?

The more you soak, the less you toot?

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How is vegetable oil made?
Science, Chemistry, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 3/14/24 Science, Chemistry, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 3/14/24

How is vegetable oil made?

Itโ€™s greasy work.

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How is coffee decaffeinated?
Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 1/25/24 Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 1/25/24

How is coffee decaffeinated?

Thereโ€™s no such thing as a coffee bean without caffeine.

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Why doesn't honey go bad?
Science, Life Skills, Biology, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 11/16/23 Science, Life Skills, Biology, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 11/16/23

Why doesn't honey go bad?

Bees are miracle workers.

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What is freeze drying?
Science, Technology, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 8/10/23 Science, Technology, Food & Drink Caitlin Olson 8/10/23

What is freeze drying?

It should be called โ€œfreeze drying dryingโ€.

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What does "natural flavors" mean?
Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 8/3/23 Science, Life Skills, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 8/3/23

What does "natural flavors" mean?

Theyโ€™re technically derived from natural sources, but theyโ€™re usually not 100% natural.

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How is non-alcoholic beer made?
Science, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 3/10/23 Science, Food & Drink, Chemistry Caitlin Olson 3/10/23

How is non-alcoholic beer made?

99 bottles of buzz-free beer on the wall, 99 bottles of beer!

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