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KFC Mistakenly Encouraged Its German Customers to Celebrate Kristallnacht With Crispy Chicken
KFC customers in Germany were shocked on Wednesday to receive a push notification encouraging them to indulge in fried chicken on the eve of the 84th anniversary of Kristallnacht. “It’s memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken,” read the message from the fast food company’s app, as translated…
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Tomatoes and Other Crops Wither in California Drought
The Western drought has come for pasta sauce and ketchup. Processing tomatoes, used in innumerable grocery store staples, are suffering from years of subpar rainfall and snowpack in California. The state, which has historically produced about one third of the processing tomato crop’s global supply, is slated to fall short of (already low) harvest projections…
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Squid Game’s Creator Has Some Thoughts on That Game Show Spin-off
Netflix hit Squid Game won a number of Emmys last night, including best lead in the drama category for Lee Jung-Jae and outstanding directing for the creator of the twisted South Korean series, Hwang Dong-hyuk. The latter won for the episode “Red Light, Green Light” and was on hand backstage to talk to press about…
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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…