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How Umami Works
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Umami has been called the fifth taste, joining the traditional quartet of salty, sweet, bitter and sour. Learn what gives food an umami taste.
If 13 people eat at the same table, will one die before the year is over?
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Triskaidekaphobia, or, fear of the number 13, comes in many forms, but in restaurants, it means that a "table for 13" will result in a death of one of the diners. Learn about the origins of this superstition, and skeptics' amusing counterarguments.
Is Eye of Newt a Real Thing?
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Witches brew has always called for wacky ingredients. Learn if eye of newt and other magical ingredients are real at HowStuffWorks.
10 Real-Life Prison Breaks That Will Blow Your Mind
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Breaking out of a prison is no easy feat. Many prisons have security features such as CCTV, motion detectors, barred windows, massive walls, barbed wire, electric fencing, and armed guards. Despite these and other obstacles, some prisoners will exhaust the limits of their wit and ingenuity and take every opportunity they can to escape. Prison [...] The post 10 Real-Life Prison Breaks That Will Blow Your Mind appeared first on Goliath.
10 Foods You Should Never Eat Raw
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There are some foods that need to be cooked before you eat them. Not just because they'll taste way better, but also because if you eat them raw, they could make you sick.
10 Obscene Hand Signs and Gestures From Around the World
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A friendly gesture in one country might be highly insulting in another. You'd better be sure you're using these 10 hand signs correctly before trying them out.
The 12 Best Soccer Goal Celebrations of All Time
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Soccer is a low scoring game, which means that when a goal is scored it is time to celebrate. This includes the goalscorer, and the adrenaline and excitement often causes hilarious, bizarre and eccentric celebrations. Sometimes their celebration will be pre-planned and well choreographed, many players see it as the perfect excuse to show some [...] The post The 12 Best Soccer Goal Celebrations of All Time appeared first on Goliath.
What the Stuff?!: 5 Films that Changed Filmmaking
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Here are 5 films that changed everything we know about movies.
10 Children's Movies Drastically Changed by Dark Plot Summaries
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It generally goes without saying that the content of a children's movie is going to be much tamer than a movie meant for adult audiences. There are times though when all of the cute characters and colorful animation are really just used to disguise some pretty disturbing stories.
10 Area 51 Conspiracies
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The mysteries surrounding the U.S. government's Area 51 have stimulated many outlandish theories. View 10 Area 51 conspiracies to learn more.