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- Did a Melted Chocolate Bar Really Invent the Microwave? 1945 · Raytheon, Waltham, Massachusetts
- How a Fake Protein Fooled the Milk Test 2007–2008 · Hebei, China
- How Chilli Heat Was First Measured With Tongues 1912 · Parke-Davis, Detroit, USA
- Instant Noodles Were Born in a Backyard Shed 25 Aug 1958 · Osaka, Japan
- Jamaica's National Fruit Is Poisonous Until It Opens 1950s–60s · Mona, Jamaica (and Muzaffarpur, India, 2014)
- Ketchup Was Once a Fermented Fish Sauce 17th century · southern China and Southeast Asia → Britain
- Lake Chad's Blue-Green Cakes Matched the Aztecs' 1500s · Lake Texcoco, Mexico; 1964 · Lake Chad, Chad
- Marco Polo's Spaghetti Was a 1929 Trade-Journal Tale 1929 · USA; 12th century · Sicily
- Sugar Doesn't Melt. It Falls Apart. 2011 · University of Illinois, USA
- Sushi Began as Fish Fermented for Years in Rice Mekong basin → Lake Biwa, Japan → Edo, 1824
- Swiss Cheese Lost Its Holes Because Milk Got Too Clean May 2015 · Agroscope, Switzerland
- The Bread Slicer That Burned Before Its Big Day 7 Jul 1928 · Chillicothe, Missouri