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Freezer Harvest: A History of Ice Cubes
American bartenders once used ice harvested from frozen ponds in their drinks. Today bartenders are carving their own way.
When Animals Fall from the Sky
In the 1999 fIlm "Magnolia,” a star-studded ensemble about Los Angeles lives that collapse and come together on a single day, the weather is practically the main character. Rain ...
Caleb Charland has a unique way of lighting up produce for his photoshoots: use the fruit itself.
A look at a biÁ¨re de Mars, a once common, now rare type of spring beer.
Inside the Milk Machine: How Modern Dairy Works
How does milk get made? It’s a process that is far more shrouded in mystery than it used to be. Modern Farmer spent two days at Ronnybrook Farm in upstate New York to get an inside look at the relationship between cow, calf, milk and farmer.
Celebrity pigs are frog lovers, entertainers, spokesmen, best friends, sheep herders, family members, and even bloodthirsty mutant monsters. We’ve gathered some clips of pop culture’s most celebrated swine.
Unsolved Mystery: Exploding Pig Poop
A year and half and thousands of jars of pig poop later, scientists in the Midwest still have little idea what is causing pig manure to ignite like a fireball at the end of a Schwarzenegger movie.
Thinking about buying a teacup pig? Just know that it won’t fit in a teacup (or your house) for very long.
How one dead swine nearly sparked an epic set of battles between the British and Americans.
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