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The Art and Science of Peppermint

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USC did a cross-department study looking into peppermint, the most December-y of holiday dessert flavors. Here's one fascinating tidbit: stripes used to be associated with crime and deviance! How'd they become such a sweet pattern? The answer is in the video.

(Oh, and ignore the bit of USC propaganda at the end!)

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Photo:Pen Waggener/Flickr/Creative Commons License

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