4 posts tagged with "food"

Today I learned that Xanthopsia caused by the plant Digitalis could explain some of Vincent Van Gogh's paintings[^1].

Today I learned that Wine.com is the largest wine retailer in the US and sells over 2 million bottles per year.

Today I learned that sour cream has a bad name because there are only very minor differences between sour cream and crème fraîche_1,2.

Today I learned that Oxalic acid causes spinach teeth and is used in ₁. Oxalic acid sticks to the calcium in your saliva and form little crystals that don't dissolve. When attached to your teeth, they produces the uncomfortable "spinach teeth" feeling.