{"id":25807,"date":"2017-11-11T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=25807"},"modified":"2021-01-13T20:47:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T06:47:07","slug":"weekend-reading-11112017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/11\/weekend-reading-11112017\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKEND READING &#8211; 11\/11\/2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"text-align:center\"><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeepersmedia\/14862346723\" title=\"KFC\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3837\/14862346723_585ce38c2e_z.jpg?resize=640%2C348&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" alt=\"KFC\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><i>Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=https:\/\/munchies.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/evbqmz\/the-truth-behind-the-kfc-painting-twitter-conspiracy>The Truth Behind the KFC Painting Twitter Conspiracy<\/a> <em>(via Munchies)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2017\/11\/03\/560048780\/is-natural-flavor-healthier-than-artificial-flavor>Is &#8216;Natural Flavor&#8217; Healthier Than &#8216;Artificial Flavor&#8217;?<\/a> <em>(via NPR&#8217;s The Salt)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/mentalfloss.com\/article\/513888\/15-delicious-facts-national-nacho-day>15 Delicious Facts for National Nacho Day<\/a> <em>(via Mental Floss)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=https:\/\/munchies.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/3kvjpv\/finland-has-taco-bell-now-and-it-serves-oats>Finland Has Taco Bell Now And it Serves&#8230; Oats?<\/a> <em>(via Munchies)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><small><a href=https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jeepersmedia\/14862346723>Image via flickr user Mike Mozart<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a few interesting junk food-related stories from the past week or so. Enjoy. The Truth Behind the KFC Painting Twitter Conspiracy (via Munchies) Is &#8216;Natural Flavor&#8217; Healthier Than &#8216;Artificial Flavor&#8217;? (via NPR&#8217;s The Salt) 15 Delicious Facts for National Nacho Day (via Mental Floss) Finland Has Taco Bell Now And it Serves&#8230; Oats? 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