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Juggalo Wedding Cakes and the Secret Science of Faygo
by Robert Lamb | January 25, 2011
How did a team of 1950s chemists help Detroit-based Faygo spread its million flavors of soda to wider markets? Where did the original 1907 recipe come from and just how do Juggalo wedding cakes bring Faygo’s history full circle? And can you really cook a post roast with the stuff?
All these questions and more will be answered and your life will be made complete. Honest.
I have no idea why this is so interesting to me, but I will tell you the story anyway in case you might be interested too. The kids and I found this 39-year-old Coke can this weekend and the most interesting thing is what it is missing… Near our house there is a lake with [...]
DIY – How to carbonate your own water and save big bucks on club soda
by Marshall Brain | September 17, 2010
Carbonated water is the base of every carbonated beverage, from club soda to Pepsi. Because we normally buy all of our carbonated water in the store, it may seem like it is one of those factory-produced items that you can’t make at home. But carbonated water is incredibly simple, and if you make it at home it costs next to nothing once you set up the equipment.
You would think that it would be hard to create a wine vending machine in the United States. After all, it is illegal to sell alcohol to minors, or to someone who is already intoxicated. How is the machine going to know? The answer is contained in this video…
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You do not want to get cancer in general, but pancreatic cancer is one of the worst. 90% of people getting pancreatic cancer die of the disease in the United States. Now there is evidence that drinking soft drinks nearly doubles your risk of getting pancreatic cancer: Study links soda, pancreatic cancer Writing in the [...]
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