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Fresh Lobster Urban Myth
the “scream” is the misinterpreted sound of air escaping from the body cavity and its internal juices boiling... if you wanna test the “scream” as an urban legend, buy a live one and split it with your...
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Carniege Deli - Urban Myth or Fact?
Sounds like an urban legend. About twenty years ago, I heard that Tavern on the Green and the Carnegie Deli were the two highest-grossing restaurants in the city. Is there any non-fast-food restaurant in the city that does more...
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Do Vegetarians Lose the Ability to Digest Meat?
Or is that an urban myth?
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Can Microwaved Water Explode?
Superheated water means trouble.
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Does Gum Really Take Seven Years to Digest?
It sounds like a digestive impossibility.
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How to Eat More
Make room for the good stuff.
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Central Kitchen Myth re: Curry Row on E. 6th St.
Can anyone tell me if in fact the Indian restaurants on East 6th Street DO use one central kitchen? Is this just a foodie’s urban myth?
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Urban Legend or Legal Fact: No New Brick Pizza Ovens?
Is it true that NYC regulates the number of brick pizza ovens? I heard that there’s a ban on new brick oven construction. This came up during a discussion of Patty’s Pizza. At first, this factoid struck me as a likely...
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seed and pit edibility: please dispel myths from my childhood...
. I assumed it was an urban legend. It may be, but this story says a cup of apples seeds could kill you if they were crushed up (otherwise the outer coating would prevent them from being digested)....
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Testing Athletes for Chinese Food
China’s special Olympic farms designated to feed athletes at the Beijing Olympics.
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Fryer Eating
It works for candy bars and ice cream, but does deep-frying make everything better? Possibly everything but pizza, FHM reports.
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Tricky Trichnosis
Scamps with video camera perpetuate a hoary old urban legend. Do not click on these links if you’re eating.
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Taming the Garden
A plague of zucchinis on your house.
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Steven Shaw's "Worlds Greatest Restaurant"
Has anyone ever read Shaw’s “Worlds Greatest Restaurant” essay? He can be found on Fat-Guy.com. Does this place exsist? I’m pretty gullible so I won’t be offended if this is just urban myth?
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Tasty Celebrity Owned Restaurants in LA?
Or is that just a that a long-winded oxymoron (and urban myth)? We know the prices will be outrageously expensive, but do any actually serve good food? An e-Article at ForblesTraveler.com brought the subject to mind: http
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