Celebrating a birthday at one’s favorite restaurant is a once-a-year treat, filled with singing, candles, and camaraderie. Yet behind this wholesome veneer lurks an undercurrent of lies — 52.1% of all in-restaurant birthday celebrations are fraudulent. These celebrations, whether acts of mischief or malice, are perpetrated upon the establishment in the hopes of receiving free [...]
Stat of the Moment: 52.1% Birthday Cake Fraud
August 27th, 2009
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Would you care to see the wine list?
June 21st, 2009
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In Their Own Words
March 26th, 2009
“I’ve always lived my life by a set of simple rules. Be the first guy in the dugout, be the last to leave. Run out every ground ball. Never start a fight, but never run away from one. Always tip your cap to a lady, especially if she’s carrying a goose. When you’re demanding that [...]
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101 Things You Didn’t Know About Manchego Cheese
March 5th, 2009
1. Manchego comes from an area of Spain known for producing an unusual number of chiropractors. 2. The sheep from which Manchego is derived are milked while being shown algebra problems. 3. In a pinch, Manchego can serve as a suitable toothpaste — but it is unwise to use it as such for more than [...]
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Anguish
February 22nd, 2009
… or, “A Thousand Times, Why?” Why is it That we can send explorers to a moon Chart the depths of an ocean Peer into the core of an atom Cure children of a disease That would have ravaged whole cities As recently as a generation ago Craft a work of art That defies the [...]
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Look It Up
February 11th, 2009
While it is true that pretzels were first made by European monks nearly eight centuries ago, it was many years before they became a household staple. In fact, pretzels were never intended to be eaten at all. They were created as werewolf-bane, a ward against the lupine half-beasts that monks believed to be lurking behind [...]
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