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Why is RC Cola popular in Tajikistan?

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By Doug Mack
| snackstack.net
Hello, Snackers. I’d like to buy the world a … soda that’s largely forgotten in its homeland but keeps hanging around in a few other parts of the planet. Recommendation:Go listen to me on the podcast The Sporkful! I had a fun, wide-ranging conversation with host Dan Pashman and Atlantic writer Amanda Mull on subjects including the bizarre Bass Pro Shop pyramid in Memphis, Van Halen’s brown M&M test, and much more. You know what’s fun?
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The worst snack in the galaxy

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By Doug Mack
| snackstack.net
Hello, Snackers. In space, no one can hear you scream about bad food. We have a strict policy around here of not calling foods “weird” or “gross,” but every rule has an exception, so allow me to state for the record that astronaut ice cream is weird and gross. If you’ve never had the stuff, just trust me and skip it. If have have eaten it, you know I’m right. You know who hasn’t eaten it, ever? Actual astronauts in space. You know why?
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Le clausole assurde nei contratti delle rock star

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By Doug Mack
| Internazionale Verified
Negli anni ottanta il gruppo rock dei Van Halen inseriva una lunga lista di condizioni nei suoi contratti per i concerti: una serie infinita di minuzie sull’allestimento e le luci sul palco, dettagli tecnici di ogni genere e diverse richieste sul cibo. La cosa di gran lunga più folle era una voce in cui si chiedeva “una ciotola di confetti M&M’s da cui siano stati tolti tutti quelli marroni”.
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