Food Science for Dummies

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Dec. 01, 2012 Food & Drink

Jared Levan writes the Weird Science column for Food Republic. He answers questions such as: Why do onions make us cry? What is a brainfreeze? And everyone's favorite...Why does asparagus make your pee smell bad?

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Sarah Rogozen, Harriet Ells

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