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Woman's intense reaction after winning $11.30 in trivia game goes viral
“I started playing a month ago with my friends and played with my entire family over Christmas,” May tells Yahoo Lifestyle, after recently going viral for the reaction she had after winning a round of HQ Trivia.
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The Tragic Way Monterey Jack Cheese Got Its Name
In Homer’s Odyssey, the Cyclops made goat cheese for his guests and the Romans used it as currency (the Italians still do). Today, though, many of the cheeses we eat date back only a few hundred years, including the born-the-USA “Monterey Jack.” This is story of how this cheese came to be named after the ruthlessly corrupt landowner, David Jack. In 1769, Spanish Franciscan Father Junipero Serra (whose canonization recently became the topic of some controversy) founded the first California Cath
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What Exactly Is Haggis, and Why Is It Illegal in the U.S.?
On or around Jan. 25 every year, poetry and whisky lovers around the world celebrate Burns Night, honoring the birthday of the writer Robert Burns. Considered the national poet of Scotland, he lived in the late 1700s and is best known for writing “Auld Lang Syne.” The night is commemorated with Burns suppers, and a central component to the suppers is haggis, a traditional pudding which, frankly, scares off many American diners.
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The Carolina Panthers’ Secret Weapon: Waffle House
They play with Cam Newton, the league’s likely MVP, on a team that will host the NFC title game on Sunday. “Oh, it’s definitely an advantage,” said Panthers defensive end Mario Addison, who is a frequent visitor to the Waffle House in Charlotte. “Country ham, four eggs-scrambled—with cheese.” MORE: Dessert Plates That Sweeten any Dinner At times, it seems like the Panthers huddle at Waffle House as often as they do on the field. Newton considers himself a regular at all times of the year, whi
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The History of One of America’s Most Fabled Foods: Hot Dish
Hot dish is not just a casserole: It’s a Midwestern icon. A hot dish is a layered casserole invented by budget-conscious farmwives in the 1930s that came to rely heavily on canned vegetables, creamed soup and crunchy toppings like Tater Tots or chow mein noodles. “Hot dish is a dangerous thing to play with,” Kaysen says. “There will always be someone with a grandma who makes it better.”
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The Not-So-American History of Cheez Whiz
There are few things that seem more American than Cheez Whiz, though not necessarily for the best reasons. Its critics often cite its processed orange gooeyness as exhibit A to explain why our country’s diet can lead to obesity, heart troubles and, perhaps even, Alzheimer’s.
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5 Things You Think About Bacon That Totally Aren’t True
Eighty percent of American households have bacon on their weekly grocery list, contributing to the over 1 billion finger-licking servings being dished out each year. Along with the popularity of pork fat comes many misconceptions — let’s set the record straight on some of the most-popular bacon folklore.
