Yes, we have no bananas today. August 16, 2024 The banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survival by University of Massachusetts Amherst Fusarium wilt of banana is currently decimating the Cavendish banana—the world's most popular commercially available...

My wife (who’s on Facebook, and has friends near Cambridge) has pointed out that locals in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, are outraged by this shameless display: The - er - “Bummi Bears” are apparently displayed on a tourist sign emblematic of civic pride at the waterfront. From the Facebook “Odd...

Well this is just great. Now I have something new to worry about. Florida man's colon EXPLODES after coughing and sneezing at the same time in a diner - causing his intestines to fall out of his body...

Hi there, Can anyone remember a folktale about some kids getting lost, and when they were found, they said a tiny man had looked after them and fed them pancakes? I have no idea of the era or location, but I have most definitely not imagined it. Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks Kate

Archaeologists found something incredibly rare in the cellar of George Washington's home at Mount Vernon: Two intact jars of cherries buried in the basement of the first U.S. president's house. Cherries and a mystery liquid were found in the jar. And the cherries, [archaeologist] Boroughs...

Last held in 2019, although the popular Knob-eating contest will no longer be held on the day. Knob throwing, Knob painting and pin-the-knob on the Cerne Abbas Giant will be among the delights on offer. One of my extended family was involved in organising the annual Knob-fest previously! From...

There may be a Thread which this fits in to, Anyway, fresh salads in Space! China successfully grows lettuce and tomatoes aboard Tiangong space station By Andrew Jones ( space.com ) published about 19 hours ago Some of the plants grown by China's Shenzhou 16 astronauts aboard the nation's...

Two Saturdays ago, five people sat down for a family meal in a tiny Australian town. Within a week, three would be dead, a fourth fighting for life, and the fifth under investigation for potentially poisoning her guests with wild mushrooms. But the 48-year-old woman who cooked the lunch says...

There were a couple of mentions of "Judas Goats" on the forums, but no information on what they actually were. tldr: tobacco addicted goats led lambs to the slaughter. Judas Goats: Agriculture’s Bizarre, Drug-Addicted Masters of Deceit Once Ruled the Killing Floor...

Anyhow this line of thought started when I bought a couple of slices of simnel cake from the community cafe for me and Dad as an Easter treat. (£2 each and a bargain). The cake was very extravagant and over spiced and I commented to Dad that this is what anyone who had money in medieval times...

What has a hazelnut in every bite? .. squirrel shit

Mealtime peace is well known concept in many Norwegian homes: You should sit still at the table and enjoy the food you are served. Monks back in the day, took this to a new level. Speaking during meals was forbidden, and so a new sign language was born. Marianne Vedeler is a professor of...

Uncle Fatty, the simian lard arse is sent off to lose weight. A monkey who has been given the nickname ‘uncle fatty’ is finally getting help for his obesity. The 33lb long-tailed macaque will go to boot camp after gorging on food from tourists including melons, milkshakes, sweetcorn and...

I saw this in the flesh crumb yesterday, at a motorway service station it's a Marks & Spencer Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon & Tomato sandwich. Which is a bit queer- or is it? I did expect there'd be lots about this on the internet...and oh yes there is...

I had some vegan jerky the other day that I would happily have believed was real meat had I not known otherwise. Is there a real life, marginally softer version of the plot to Soylent Green going on...

Mythconceptions in the latest FT poses the question, how do you judge the world's most expensive food? Whose word do you take for it? What are the criteria? Is it really white truffles, for example? Anyone have any idea?

Apologies if we already have a thread on this, but I've never been able to work the search function properly. Anyway, in the past I've had quite a few Muslim and Jewish friends, and I've always made a point of asking them about the ban on pork and piggie products. The stock answer I have always...

I'm sorry if this is in the wrong part of the forum?. I've been trying to find an old (1890's?)photograph supposedly showing a load of aristocrat looking types sat inside a large dinosaur's rib cage and dining on thawed out Wooly Mammoth steaks. This is the most credible sounding link I've found...

I am a lover of the humble egg. Look at it: perfection made egg. Like fluffy clouds topped with smiley suns! They're a hugely versatile ingredient and I consume them daily with no discernible issues, a standard waistline and normal levels of cholesterol. But a few conversations have given me...

Perhaps they will also find evidence of the first fish n chip shop as well as early take aways. First Direct Evidence Of Substantial Fish Consumption By Early Modern Humans In China 40,000 Years Ago http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 171544.htm ScienceDaily (July 13, 2009) —...

Source I want to be a happy cyborg! :(

Are people in the UK really this dim? :shock:

I like chocolate too but you can have too much....

It's really long... the last few paragraphs are ... well, just read them. http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/Issues/2 ... ature.html Oh, how I hope this is a joke.

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Were Corn Flakes designed by a very religious Mr Kellogg who was trying to make a food that would make you less inclined to masturbate? How was this supposed to work? :oops:

Army pilot rap over pizza flight The Lynx was on a low-level flight A lieutenant has been disciplined after using an Army helicopter to deliver a pizza to his girlfriend. The incident on 25 January saw the unnamed officer divert from a routine training flight over Stanford, Norfolk, to...

About a year or more ago, I found a linked article from the Fortean Times "Breaking News" section about how one musician was drying cultures of L. acidopolus from yogurt onto CDs. The CD player would then actually read the bacteria from the disc, creating sounds that this musician would...

Can anyone clarify this? I've never visited the States but I heard that you can only get plain crisps (or chips as I think they are called there) in the USA , they do not allow any of the "exotic" or less exotic flavours that we do possible due to concern about ingredients I guess. Is this true?

Talk about your crazy method to get the truth. From: https://salemweb.com/witches/the-salem-witch-trials/chronology/ January 20 Nine-year-old Elizabeth Parris and eleven-year-old Abigail Williams began to exhibit strange behavior, such as blasphemous screaming, convulsive seizures...

One of the banal myths is that Hitler was an animal loving Vegetarian when he was in fact a flatulent genocidal Carnivore.

I have heard that it is impossible to grow real truffles in a harvestable way - is this true? It seems like here at the truffle faq site: http://members.tripod.com/~BayGourmet/trufflebas.html that it is probably never going to happen: Attempts are being made to farm truffles due to...

When did you last go hunting for haggis. You could set up a lucrative haggis safari business for US tourists apparently! :) Haggis hunt

Pretty much what it says on the can. http://www.extremepumpkins.com/ A friend found this on another board, but I figured it's weird enough to amuse a few Forteans...

Just noticed this story in the breaking news section on the front page. Man finds himself naked on street Friday, 04 July , 2003, 04:13 Berlin: A German man woke up to find himself stark naked in the middle of a street after sleepwalking from home, police said on Thursday. The...

I am interested in finding some of the original...erm.....foafers of the old urban legend of Treacle Mining in Britain. The required belief for this UL was that ancient sugar cane could be subjected to those same pressures as oil and coal. The resulting gloop was quite simply.......treacle and...

A long time ago a friend and I were talking about different kinds of foods and realized that there were some foods that seemed like EVERYONE liked. We started hypothesizing somewhat conspiracy-style, but it really did get me thinking. So maybe we can sort this out. Some things we thought were...

No, no penis-shaped carrots here, thank you very much. I was inspired to start this thread by a sudden memory -- seeing a "starfruit" for the first time, in (I think) 1989. It had occurred to me at the time that this weird-looking thing had never ever been seen before -- like its contemporary...