Tangents annual descent into horror returns with Trick or Treat Month! And this time, we brought some fiendish friends along! Join us for a whole month of spooky themes and special guest stars!

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Sources:

[Are You Gonna Eat That?]

Old Twinkie
Source:
https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/twin...
https://www.thespruceeats.com/the-twi...

Old Ham
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazi...

Old Fruit Cake
https://www.worldrecordacademy.org/wo...

Old Pickle
https://www.news-leader.com/story/new...

Old WIne
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles...

[Ask the Science Couch]

Chip bag slack fill & nitrogen gas as a preservative
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/5...
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/a...

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