NJ Creamery Concocts Pork Roll-Flavored Ice Cream for Summer
The specialty dessert mixes in French toast with actual pieces of pork roll.
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Is ‘Paint Thinner’ Trisodium Phosphate Found in Cereals?
Trisodium phosphate is a common and safe additive used in small amounts in various foods, not a form of "paint thinner".
Fowl Play
Long-standing "unwinnable bet" legend holds that it's impossible to eat a quail a day for 30 days.
Cancer-Causing Children’s Snacks Made from Petroleum-Based Products
A viral post suggests that your kid’s snacks are laced with cancer-causing petroleum products, but scientific evidence to support these claims is lacking.
Are Gummi Bears Made with Car Wax?
Carnauba wax is used to add an attractive sheen to everything from cars to candy -- including fruit-flavored snacks such as Gummi Bears.
Are Green Potatoes Poisonous?
Green potatoes do contain a form of toxin, but you are unlikely to ingest enough of it to do you any harm.
Do Energy Drinks Contain Bull Semen?
Red Bull and other brands of energy drinks employ various stimulating ingredients, but none of them is bull semen.
WalMart Ice Cream Sandwiches Don't Melt?
Rumor: Great Value brand ice cream sandwiches sold by WalMart don't melt.
Did the FDA Admit That 70% of U.S. Chickens Contain Arsenic?
The Food and Drug Administration actually said some chicken meat may contain small amounts of arsenic.
Kraft Cheese Won’t Melt?
Rumor: Kraft cheese won't ever melt, even at high temperatures.
Obama Enacting Donut Sprinkles Ban?
Rumor: The Obama administration is moving to ban donut sprinkles.
Does Your Food Contain Beaver Secretions?
Alarmist warnings about beaver-derived castoreum are overblown: its use is now exceedingly rare, and the typical consumer is unlikely to ever encounter castoreum in food.
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Was a Florida Man Arrested for Tranquilizing and Raping Alligators in the Everglades?
Drugging up and performing sex acts on dangerous reptiles is probably not an advisable means for getting one's kicks.
Did Pelosi Use $15,000 Worth of Pens to Sign Articles of Impeachment?
The tradition of using multiple pens to sign important legislation, and then giving those pens to the people involved, has been practiced by politicians for decades.
Will Aaron Hernandez’s Family Receive $15 Million from the NFL?
Aaron Hernandez's conviction could be vacated under the obscure legal doctrine of abatement ab initio, but that won't necessarily entitle his family to millions of dollars.
Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?
The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while limiting the scope of studies that assess its risk.
Was Rapper YNW Melly Stabbed to Death in Prison?
Rumors of the rapper's demise spread in December 2019 after posts on "prank" news websites.