IS THE FIVE-SECOND RULE FOR DROPPED FOOD VALID?

At some time or another, with or without witnesses present, we’ve all used the five-second rule to justify eating a cookie that’s touched the floor.  After all, everyone knows that if a tasty treat spends less than five seconds on the ground, it doesn’t collect germs.  Well, not exactly. In 2003, high school student Jillian [...]

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WOULD YOU EAT EXPIRED FOOD?

Almost all of the foods you consume have an expiration date printed somewhere on the packaging, but how many of us eat foods after their expiration date?  Apparently more of us do that than you would think.  40% of Americans eat stale bread and 30% eat canned goods after the expiration date.  It gets worse!  [...]

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