Astronauts' favorite things to eat in space are really different than what you'd expect

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• The microgravity in space causes a person's sinuses to clog up, meaning their taste buds are less effective. 
• One of the most popular meals amongst astronauts is freeze-dried shrimp cocktail.
• Astronauts also enjoy snacks such as ice cream, Oreo cookies and Tootsie Roll Pops — however, crumbs are not encouraged.

It's relatively common knowledge at this point that space ice cream — the freeze-dried kind that remains a staple in museum gift shops and comes in a crumbly, tri-colored block — is a bit of a misnomer. Every so often, an article appears with a headline along the lines of "Everything You Know About Space Ice Cream Is Wrong," and Vox thoroughly debunked the myth in a 2016 interview with the last remaining member of the Apollo 7 mission — the only mission that was rumored to harbor the chalky confection. "We never had that stuff," lunar module pilot Walt Cunningham said, taking the shine off of fond childhood memories with the rough cloth of reality.

When you think about the low-gravity environment of space, it makes sense that a snack like freeze-dried ice cream never made it off the ground. According to former Commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield, crumbly food is generally considered hazardous in space.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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