Ranch dressing is the most popular salad dressing in America, and it’s probably the most versatile. It’s used as a dip for veggies, chicken wings, and chips. It can go ...

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Zitronenmasse/Wikimedia Minibars are those tiny refrigerators that sit inside some hotel rooms. You may have been tempted at one point to grab something to drink or eat from one of ...

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A hot dog cart might be as much a part of New York City as the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building, but what does it cost to ...

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A pimento is probably the most recognizable item that is stuffed in a green olive, but it’s not really known why or when this practice started in the first place. ...

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Vending machines come in all shapes and sizes, but the ones most of us are familiar with have sodas, candy, or chips. These unusual vending machines from around the world ...

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The phrase “slipping a Mickey” likely originated with Mickey Finn, a Chicago saloon owner known for drugging and robbing customers. Finn owned a bar called the Lone Star Saloon and ...

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In case you didn’t know, VEGEMITE, the spread that is popular in Australia, is a paste made from leftover brewer’s yeast extract that also contains a vegetable extract and spices. ...

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We may take for granted that a yellow banana greets us at the supermarket, but the journey for that one piece of fruit is a long one, especially for a ...

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You sip it, bite it, bend it, and spit wads of paper out it, but you’ve most likely never thought about when a straw was first used. The simple little ...

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The phrase “shrimp on the barbie” is not something Australians say, though it certainly has been propagated as if it was. The saying originated from a 1984 television commercial starring ...

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The Hass Avocado, the one we enjoy in guacamole, sliced, or put on just about anything, is the avocado we most commonly see in the grocery store. But this best-selling ...

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