Unusual birth trends: Eating placenta

Cultural traditions of childbirth vary worldwide, from shaving heads to painting the mother’s body. But one, to many, may be particularly gruesome: eating the placenta, called placentology. Formed inside the female while she’s pregnant, the organ provides oxygen and nutrients to the fetus through the umbilical cord.  Small businesses have formed to process the placenta,…

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The hot dog that rose above the rest

Just a piece of meat and bread. Skip the plate, pour on the condiments and you have yourself a hot dog. The invention isn’t new. It’s been part of America’s cuisine for years. But one hot dog has risen above all the others and made one man famous. It’s the Sonoran hot dog that brings…

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