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Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions? (2012)
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Philly cheesesteaks became big in Lahore
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Gezellig – a word that encompasses the heart of Dutch Culture
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Legs and knobs for IKEA and other furniture
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Sex and the citizenship process
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Amsterdam supermarket offers free groceries, life coach to struggling families
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Nuns got squeezed out of the communion wafer business
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Nepal's Kusunda language has no words for "yes" or "no"
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How Urban Legend Destroyed the Ball Pit
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“Harbinger households” consistently buy products that get discontinued (2019)
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Fine dining faces its dark truths in Copenhagen
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The last Howard Johnson's restaurant closes in Lake George, N.Y.
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The candy stores of Oxford Street
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An Account of the Shanghai Lockdown
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Wine bricks saved the U.S. wine industry during Prohibition (2015)
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Native American restaurants
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Jerrycan
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What a progressive utopia does to outdoor dining
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Umarell
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Adda as a Way of Life
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The secretive, semi-illicit world of WhatsApp mango importing
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China urges its people to struggle. Some say no
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Alcohol-free beer is fizzing
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Why do recipe writers lie about how long it takes to caramelize onions? (2012)
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America has a drinking problem
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The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902 Did Not Go as Planned (2017)
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I’ve had the same supper for 10 years
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French monks locked down with 2.8 tonnes of cheese pray for buyers
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Truck Art in Pakistan (2018)
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CAPTCHAs don’t prove you’re human – they prove you’re American (2017)
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Violent, lively and brash, taverns were everywhere in early colonial America
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Car Paint Colors Have Gotten More Boring over the Years
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Irish Court Says Subway Bread Is Too Sugary to Be Called 'Bread'
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The world of cheap produce and its consequences
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Inside the Philip Morris campaign to 'normalize' a tobacco device
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Show HN: Everlook – Find and list remote job opportunities
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Tips from Poland on Old-School Zero Waste (2019)
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McDonald's holds communities together (2016)
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How to pack a Norwegian sandwich, the world’s most boring lunch
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A History of Pizza
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Germany's Vanishing Monasteries
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End of an American tradition: Amtrak kills the traditional dining car
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A History of Börek
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Vandalize Your Car
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The Perfect French Baguette
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Gardens with a 12,000-person waiting list
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A Walk in Hong Kong
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Death of the Neighborhood Bar
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Sikh drivers are transforming U.S. trucking
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The best way to tour a city is through its grocery store
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People Met in Hotel Lobbies (2017)
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Many Swiss farmers use honor system to sell their products
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Fears grow over 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers
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Nanaimo bar gets Canada Post stamp, but critics question base-to-filling ratio
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A barber shop on wheels that you book via an app
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Waffle House Vistas
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A History of Singapore in 10 Dishes
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European Union has canceled McDonald’s trademark for Big Macs
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Crafting a life
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The Norwegian art of the packed lunch
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Dirt-poor and ugly – the proud new mantra of those left behind in the new China
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Mr. Wu
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The popularity of the Squatty Potty
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How Restaurants Got So Loud
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Why Most of America Is Terrible at Making Biscuits
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In Japan, the Kit Kat Isn’t Just a Chocolate
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Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' from Beautiful Wagons
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Why There Are So Many Thai Restaurants in America
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In Brazil, it is considered rude to be on time to a party
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Why restaurants became so loud
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How Sherry Became the Secret to Great Scotch
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The Turkish city that lives for breakfast
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Why standard Indonesian is not spoken throughout Indonesia
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How Ceiling Fans Allowed Slaves to Eavesdrop on Plantation Owners
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Chinese Workers Who Assemble Designer Bags in Italy
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Lax regulation made it cheaper for China to outsource pork production to the US
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Why Can't Everyone Do the 'Asian Squat'?
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On a small Greek island, practitioners of an ancient whistling language
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Show HN: Online web tools to get your work done faster
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Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons
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Death by Derivatives
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The Legacy of the Mississippi Delta Chinese
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The Lives of China’s Art Factory Workers
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How the sandwich consumed Britain
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An introduction to North Korean graphic design
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How supermarkets choose where to open and close
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Why People from Manchester Are Mancunians, Not Manchesterians
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Chai Wallahs of India
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Bangkok plans to ban all street food by year′s end
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Horlicks, a drink Brits go to bed with and Indians wake up with
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Cafe overwhelmed with customers after it is accidentally awarded a Michelin star
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How Australia is stubbing out smoking
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Amsterdam’s coffeeshops are closing
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Inside The Fine Art Factories of Yiwu, China
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Jobs that no longer exist
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In India, a Rich Food Culture Vanishes from the Train Tracks
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The Mystery of the Missing Hotel Toothpaste (2013)
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Street food chef's stall becomes world's first to earn Michelin star
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My Venezuela Nightmare: A 30-Day Hunt for Food in a Starving Land
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The Day I Got My Green Card
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A Lab-Grown Diamond Is Forever
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In poor neighborhoods, McDonald’s have become de-facto community centers
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What Does It Mean to Be Poor in Germany?
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The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swear Words
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The caffeine curse: why coffee shops have always signalled urban change
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Inside The Fine Art Factories of China
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The Two Asian Americas
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High School Student Proves “No Irish Need Apply” Signs Existed
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Two months in inner Mongolia
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The Sikhs who saved Parmesan
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The Difference Between Saying 'Thank You' in Chinese and English
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Norwegian butter crisis (2011)
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Ta'izz
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‘Craft’ Whiskey Is Probably From a Factory Distillery in Indiana
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How Soviet Kitchens Became Hotbeds Of Dissent And Culture
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The End of Cuisine
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Customers You Do Not Want
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Kit Kat Conspiracy (2002)
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How smoking weed is still legal for tourists in Amsterdam
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How to Make Perfect Coffee
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How Meals Win Wars
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E-Cigarettes Bring Smokers Back Inside, For Now
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Why did men stop wearing high heels?
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RethinkDigg.com
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The Secret Document That Transformed China
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List of every member of congress who supports SOPA, sortable by donations
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Hotelling’s Game, or Why Gas Stations Have Competitors Nearby
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Done, that was easy. Keep your money, we do it for the lulz
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The daily lunch delivery of India's dabbawallahs
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Coffee Joulies: Kickstarter project keeps your coffee at the right temperature
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Hans Reiser: former genius, convicted murderer and future mad scientist?
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Why are most sofas so bad?
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Rare Photos Reveal the Vibrant Culture of Cowboy Saloons in the 19th Century
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New startup sells coffee through SSH
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French post office releases scratch-and-sniff baguette stamp
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Are commercial "third places" a dying breed?
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Parable of the Sofa
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Harvard Railroad Economics Exam (1906)
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The Katsuification of Britain
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