food and drink
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This Murky Liquid Is the Oldest-Known Wine, With a Horrifying Extra Ingredient
Raise your glasses—and your eyebrows: A team of archaeologists has found the oldest liquid wine in a Roman mausoleum in Spain. The team determined it was a white wine, reddened by centuries of chemistry, and muddled with the cremated remains of a Roman man. Delicious. The urn was found in a tomb in Carmona, southern…
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Turns Out Many Fish Oil Supplements Are Rancid, According to a Report
People’s fish oil supplements may be even fishier than they’d want them to be, according to a report from independent testing company Labdoor. The company claims to have found that a substantial number of supplements sold on the market are heavy in oxidised oils, which can make them taste rancid and smell rotten, as well…
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7 Times Taco Bell’s Menu Pushed the Boundaries of Science
Earlier this month, Gizmodo reported on a new high-tech drive-thru Taco Bell that the Tex-Mex chain opened in Minnesota; at “Taco Bell Defy,” you order via a mobile app, scan a QR code when you drive up, and have your food delivered via a series of tubes, never interacting with another human being. But that…
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Does Coffee Help You Live Longer? It’s Complicated
Another week, another coffee-is-good-for-you study that’s caught people’s attention. New research found a link between regular coffee consumption and a reduced risk of death. While the findings are the latest to suggest that coffee is perfectly fine to drink, they’re not necessarily strong proof that your daily cup of joe is life-saving.