Pink Slime Is Back

Pink Slime Is Back

Remember the great "pink slime" panic of 2012? Well, it’s back—both pink slime and the ridiculous panic surrounding it.

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Synthetic Hamburgers Are the Future–And Have Been for Decades

Synthetic Hamburgers Are the Future--And Have Been for Decades

"Fifty years hence, we shall escape the absurdity of growing a whole chicken in order to eat the breast or wing by growing these parts separately under a suitable medium." – Winston Churchill, 1932

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This 1930s Family Is High On Laughing Gas Pie

This 1930s Family Is High On Laughing Gas Pie

Humans love to get high. So much so that people were recreationally using nitrous oxide (commonly called "laughing gas") for nearly a century before it was used as an anaesthetic. So when chemists in the 1930s started proposing the use of nitrous oxide in consumer products like whipped cream canisters, some people naturally assumed that the end result would be rampant casual drug use.

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The Restaurant of the Future Was Going to Revolve You

The Restaurant of the Future Was Going to Revolve You

Today’s restaurants love automation. Whether it’s conveyor belt sushi, iPad ordering or drones that bring your food right to the table, restaurant owners are always looking for a gimmick that attracts customers and might just save them some money. But back in the 1920s, an inventor in Michigan had his own idea for automating the restaurant of the future — instead of bringing the food to the customers, how about bringing the customers to the food?

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