Emelyn Rude

Americans Eat More Than a Billion Chicken Wings on Super Bowl Weekend. There's a Surprising Past Behind That Number

Flash back to any point in American history prior to the 1970s and you woul...

Flash back to any point in American history prior to the 1970s and you would have had to have paid many Americans to put this part of the chicken in their mouths

The Backlash Against Plastic Straws Is Spreading. Here’s How They Got So Popular in the First Place

How did plastic straws—now being phased out by Starbucks—become so ubiquito...

How did plastic straws—now being phased out by Starbucks—become so ubiquitous as to represent the whole problem with single-use plastics?

Frozen orange juice is displayed in a freezer at a grocery store on Aug. 30, 2016 in San Rafael, Calif.

The Surprising Link Between World War II and Frozen Orange Juice

Scientists had long tried to find a way to freeze O.J. without losing the f...

Scientists had long tried to find a way to freeze O.J. without losing the flavor, and it was a wartime demand that finally led to a solution

Time.com stock healthy-and-filling-avocado

Americans Are Totally Obsessed With Avocados Thanks to This Man

June is California avocado month

A supermarket clerk stamps uses food stamps Dec. 4, 1988 in New York City.

The Very Short History of Food Stamp Fraud in America

A look at the real history of food stamps in American reveals why cases of ...

A look at the real history of food stamps in American reveals why cases of fraud in the program have declined

The Sugarplum Fairy, played by Shari Lockwood, is held aloft by her cavalier, Sean Hennessey, in a 1966 production of 'The Nutcracker'

The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’

In many cases, there were no actual plums involved

Skylab, clearly showing the sun shield, photographed by the crew of Skylab 4, in 1974.

Astronauts Have Been Celebrating Thanksgiving in Space Since 1973. Here's How

Thanksgiving in space has been a tradition since 1973

Emelyn Rude

Americans Eat More Than a Billion Chicken Wings on Super Bowl Weekend. There's a Surprising Past Behind That Number

The Backlash Against Plastic Straws Is Spreading. Here’s How They Got So Popular in the First Place

The Surprising Link Between World War II and Frozen Orange Juice

Americans Are Totally Obsessed With Avocados Thanks to This Man

The Very Short History of Food Stamp Fraud in America

The History That Explains Those ‘Visions of Sugarplums’

Astronauts Have Been Celebrating Thanksgiving in Space Since 1973. Here's How

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