Mr. Smarty Pants Knows...
By Mr. Smarty Pants, Fri., Jan. 3, 1997
Some believe the reason why microwave meals don't taste as good as those cooked by more conventional means is because of an insufficient number of Maillard reactions, which involve complex interactions between sugar molecules and amino acids.
There's a disco on Russia's nuclear-powered, ice-breaker ship Artica.
An MIT researcher believes global warming could be averted by "bombing" the earth with trees. He has designed a bio-degradable tree-holding canister capable of reaching 200mph before impact, then planting itself in the ground.
Josephine, much to Napoleon's dismay, insisted on allowing her small dog to sleep in the imperial bed.
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