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You've Been Throwing Away the Most Nutritious Bites on Your Cutting Board
Food & Culture

You've Been Throwing Away the Most Nutritious Bites on Your Cutting Board

The parts of vegetables most Americans toss without a second thought — broccoli stems, watermelon rinds, corn cobs — often contain higher concentrations of fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants than the pieces we actually eat. A growing body of food research is making a strong case for rethinking what goes in the trash.

From Digg to Reddit and Back Again: The Wild Ride of Internet's Most Dramatic Rivalry
Food & Culture

From Digg to Reddit and Back Again: The Wild Ride of Internet's Most Dramatic Rivalry

Before Reddit became the internet's de facto front page, there was Digg — a scrappy, user-powered news aggregator that ruled the early web. The story of how it rose, crashed, and kept trying to come back is one of the most fascinating sagas in internet history, and it's got more plot twists than a reality cooking competition.