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Scientists with the European Southern Observatory have discovered a very simple form of sugar circling a star that’s very much like our own sun. ESO researchers made their observations with a radio telescope called the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. The sugar they found is called glycolaldehyde and…
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Gory Gourmet is a London-based food truck that launched last week to promote the DVD/Blu-Ray release of AMC’s hit The Walking Dead. Their shtick is appropriately gory: Fried brain burgers, deep-fried brain “dippers,” and thyroid. Gory Gourmet has even been kind enough to provide the recipes for their offal treats…
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ABC’s Time Machine Chefs is best described as a combination of Chopped and Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Four heroic chefs travel back in time to compete using the ingredients, tools, and techniques of the time period. The winners are crowned Greatest Chef in History. The losers? Left to fend…
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