In Midcentury America, the country’s biggest celebrities flocked to Chicago’s Pump Room to be pampered—and for this strange perk.
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How California is Seeding the Pomegranate Revolution (Vice.com)
The origin of these “seedy apples” is highly disputed, but they sure love it here.
Ingredients Have Immigration Stories, Too (Vice.com)
The crops that thrive in various climates around the globe have stories to tell.
The Taxi Cocktail Took Us for A Ride (AutoBlog.com)
Why does the Taxi Cocktail exist, and from whence does its automotive connection derive? Our intrepid investigative skills and panel of drunken experts provide assistance.
What Makes Cuban Rum Special? (Esquire.com)
For Cubans, rum is personal.
10 Disgusting Classic Cocktail Names (MentalFloss.com)
Whether it’s because tastes have changed or because the words carry completely different connotations today, the following 10 cocktails all have one thing in common: Judging by their names alone, you wouldn’t want to put them anywhere near your mouth.
11 Sexting Acronyms From the 1930s (MentalFloss.com)
Sexting didn’t start with smartphones.
Meet the 'Refrigerator Ladies' Who Programmed the ENIAC (MentalFloss.com)
In 1945, Betty “Jean” Jennings wanted out of Missouri. A math student at Northwest Missouri State Teachers College (now Northwest Missouri State University), the last thing the farm-bred 20-year-old wanted to do was stay inside a classroom and teach. She wanted adventure.