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  • What Makes Stinky Cheese, Well, Stinky, and Why You Should Try It

    03/02/2025 5:55:02 PM PST · by nickcarraway · 57 replies
    Food & Wine ^ | March 2, 2025 | Merlyn Miller
    Behind that aroma is a complex cheese packed full of flavor.Just because an ingredient or dish is polarizing doesn’t mean it’s not worth your time. As a child I didn’t like mushrooms — their somewhat slippery texture can be off-putting — but learning to love them over the years has opened up new opportunities to enjoy a meaty, umami-packed, and versatile ingredient. What would I do without buttery mushroom pastas and crispy fried fungi in my life now? Among the world of misunderstood ingredients, perhaps none is as renowned stinky cheeses. Taleggio, Limburger, Époisses, raclette, and Gruyère are all varieties...
  • Human ancestors interbred with related species

    09/08/2011 5:17:24 PM PDT · by Renfield · 70 replies · 2+ views
    Naturenews ^ | 09-05-2011 | Matt Kaplan
    Our ancestors bred with other species in the Homo genus, according to a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences1. The authors say that up to 2% of the genomes of some modern African populations may originally come from a closely related species. Palaeontologists have long wondered whether modern humans came from a single, genetically isolated population of hominins or whether we are a genetic mix of various hominin species. Last year, an analysis comparing the Neanderthal genome sequence to that of modern H. sapiens showed that some interbreeding did take place between the two...
  • North Korean People's Army Funky Get Down Juche Party

    03/10/2010 2:29:34 AM PST · by BirdFLU · 8 replies · 297+ views
    YouTube ^ | 3/10/10 | BirdFLU
    I cut up a North Korea propaganda video and added a lively soundtrack for the entertainment of you all.