The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 2)

Writing and Researching Online- A Chat with Karl Smallwood: In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we interview prolific online writer and researcher Karl Smallwood. Karl’s written for TodayIFoundOut for over five years now, producing hundreds of articles, by The BrainFood Show

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Caesar Part 2: Julius Caesar’s Pirate Adventure and the Long Lost Location of the Rubicon: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing how a teenage Julius Caesar became the head of his rather prominent family. We then move on to his little month-long or so pirate adventure and finally discuss where exactly the Rubicon... by The BrainFood Show

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The Preposterous Pyramid (The BrainFood Show Episode 3): In episode 3 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the fascinating origins of the Food Pyramid and why that is a horribly unhealthy way to eat (and why the USDA made it that way even though they knew well it wasn’t a healthy recommendation at the t... by The BrainFood Show

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The BrainFood Show Episode 1: Throwing Tomatoes: In this debut episode of our new The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the surprising similarities between online commenters and audiences throughout history, as well as how the practice of throwing tomatoes at performers got started. by The BrainFood Show

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The Fascinating Origin of Pong and Atari + Interview with the Creators of Quest for Glory and the Upcoming Hero-U (The BrainFood Show Episode 4): In episode 4 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the fascinating origin of Atari and the game that more or less gave birth to an industry- Pong. Next up, we talk with award winning computer game designers Lori and Corey Cole, by The BrainFood Show

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The White Feather (The BrainFood Show Episode 2): In episode 2 of The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss what actually started WWI, with the motivations there not quite what most people think, some rather interesting things the soldiers on both sides got up to in the early days of the war, by The BrainFood Show

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Caesar Part 1: Caesarean and the Fascinating Story of Dr. James Barry (a.k.a. Margaret Bulkley): In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing the fact that, contrary to what we speculated in a previous episode, World’s Fairs are actually still a thing. We then jump into the meat of the show, by The BrainFood Show

49 min listen

Growing a YouTube Channel: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we cover a myriad of tips and tricks to help grow a YouTube channel and maximize the odds of being successful in that space, including covering elements of the YouTube algorithm, thumbnail design, etc. by The BrainFood Show

72 min listen

The Prisoner (+Contest Winners): In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by announcing our current contest winners as well as launch a new contest. Next up we get into the meat of the episode discussing the remarkable individual who volunteered to be sent to Auschwitz, by The BrainFood Show

63 min listen

Stealing the Eiffel Tower: In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we discuss that time a man managed to successfully sell the Eiffel Tower… even though he didn’t own it. We also lament the lack of awesome World’s Fairs in modern times only to subsequently discover they ... by The BrainFood Show

33 min listen

The Final Final Frontier (Part 6): The Real Color of the Sun, How Many Nuclear Bomb Powered Rockets It Would Take to Stop the Earth Orbiting the Sun and Much, Much More: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing the clandestine way Niel Armstrong managed to get his application to the astronaut program in despite submitting it past the deadline. We then look at why he got to be first to walk on the ... by The BrainFood Show

60 min listen

Animal Facts Part 2: Melting Caterpillars, Heating Bees, Why Vultures Don’t Get Sick, and More: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the mind blowing things caterpillars get up to while in the chrysalis. Next we discuss Wix! Go to https://www.wix.com/go/brainfood to get started on your website today! by The BrainFood Show

54 min listen

The Final Frontier Part 5: Are the Odds of Successfully Navigating an Asteroid Field Really Approximately 3,720 to 1?: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing the real origin of Tang and what that has to do with Pop Rocks and how they work. We then move on to the interesting story behind the invention of Velcro and how it works. by The BrainFood Show

60 min listen

Tech History Part 2: Who Invented the Internet, Email, and the Web?: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a the absolutely bizarre way bedbugs mate. Next up, we jump into the main part of the show on who invented the Internet and how it works. We also look at who invented email and the web, by The BrainFood Show

93 min listen

The Dude Who Burned Down the Greatest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Because of Reasons: *Note: This is still a little out of order, as we are needing to further delay publishing of the Tech History Part 3 owing to, ironically enough, technical difficulties. We’ll have it up within the week most likely though. by The BrainFood Show

51 min listen

The Final Frontier Part 1: Real Life Space DJs and the Pillownaughts: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we kick off a series on space related facts. Before we get started in that, however, we do some follow up answering the question of whether the Allies in WWII used prisoners of war as slave labor. by The BrainFood Show

64 min listen

The War Bear: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, which is partially a continuation of the last, we discuss the bear that was officially a member of the Polish army, how he came to be such and what became of him after WWII ended. by The BrainFood Show

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Tech History Part 3: FIRST!!! + Many, Many Bonus Facts and Contest Winners: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a rather interesting fact about Pulp Fiction and Samuel L Jackson’s character’s most famous lines in the film. We then move on to briefly mentioning our sponsor for today- Wix.com, by The BrainFood Show

82 min listen

Macabre Part 3: The Nightmare Nurse: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we’re looking at the story of an intelligent, sweet little girl who was given up to an orphanage and then grew up to have a rather successful career as a nurse… and just so happens to be one of the most notorious... by The BrainFood Show

83 min listen

The Forgotten Plague- DANCE MANIA!!!: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we skip the quick fact because this one took forever to research and put together and I ran out of time. ? Instead we jump right into the main topic which is a very real phenomenon that popped up off and on for s... by The BrainFood Show

59 min listen

The Woman Who was the Most Successful Pirate of All Time: *Apologies for the audio quality on this one, simultaneously our audio editor / producer was on vacation and a certain host was also a great distance away from his acoustically treated studio. ? In any event, in this episode of The Brain Food Show, by The BrainFood Show

49 min listen

Christmas Traditions- The Crapper, The Poop Log, the Parasitic Poop Twigs, and Much, Much More: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a couple rather bizarre Spanish Christmas traditions involving holiday defecating… Next up we briefly mention our sponsor- go to https://wix.com/go/brainfood to get started on your Wix webs... by The BrainFood Show

48 min listen

Forgotten History Part 2: The First Film and the Murder That Nearly Killed It: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start with the rather curious way in which George Eastman, founder of Kodak, died. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Skillshare. Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of am... by The BrainFood Show

55 min listen

Twice Executed: Sorry for the long gap between episodes. We’ll be getting a bit more regular going forward. Also apologies for my audio quality in this one. Adobe kept crashing on me, so we had to use the audio Simon was receiving which isn’t ideal. by The BrainFood Show

53 min listen

The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 1): In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the surprisingly interesting origin of the paperclip and why a person who had nothing to do with its design commonly gets all the credit for it, by The BrainFood Show

53 min listen

That Time a Major Studio Intentionally Made a Crappy “Fantastic Four” Movie and Why Superheroes Wear Their Underwear on the Outside: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at why superheroes wear their underwear on the outside. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Jeremy Scott, perhaps best known for his work on CinemaSins, by The BrainFood Show

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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 4): In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how chopsticks came to be and why they became so popular in certain parts of the world vs things like spoons and forks. Next up we have a brief message from our spons... by The BrainFood Show

54 min listen

The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Foods (Part 1): In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the interesting reason why milk is white, yet cheddar cheese is yellow/orange. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Blinkist, which gives you the key ideas from more than 3, by The BrainFood Show

53 min listen

The Difference Between… [Part 2]: In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are looking at the difference between a number of things, kicking it off with the difference between BCE/CE and BC/AD systems of dating and the rather fascinating story of how those systems came to be. by The BrainFood Show

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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 2): In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at that time the United States government banned pre-sliced bread… Really. Next up, we have a brief message from a sponsor, Blinkist, which gives you the key ideas from more than 3, by The BrainFood Show

44 min listen

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