Ranked #1
The Preposterous Pyramid (The BrainFood Show Episode 3)
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 hor... Read more
10 Mar 2018
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1hr 44mins
Ranked #2
For the Love of the Word Nerds… (And Their Rather Unfortunate Nazi Brethren)
For the Love of the Word Nerds… (And Their Rather Unfortunate Nazi Brethren)
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at whether there is actually any difference between var... Read more
20 May 2020
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1hr 28mins
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Ranked #3
The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Foods (Part 1)
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In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the interesting reason why milk is white, yet cheddar ch... Read more
30 Nov 2019
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 1)
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... Read more
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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 3)
The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 3)
*Sorry the audio is a little funky on this one. But don’t skip it, it’s one of our best content-wise, in my opinion. As... Read more
23 Nov 2019
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Ranked #6
How Everyone Plays Monopoly Wrong Which Makes It Worse, Where the Game Pieces Came From, Who Really Invented It and Much More
How Everyone Plays Monopoly Wrong Which Makes It Worse, Where the Game Pieces Came From, Who Really Invented It and Much More
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the interesting story behind where the Monopoly pieces ca... Read more
8 Mar 2019
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #7
Caesar Part 1: Caesarean and the Fascinating Story of Dr. James Barry (a.k.a. Margaret Bulkley)
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In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out by discussing the fact that, contrary to what we speculated in a pr... Read more
23 May 2018
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Macabre Part 1: The Gruesome Tale of Burke and Hare
Macabre Part 1: The Gruesome Tale of Burke and Hare
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing a random quick fact involving the curious old practice of... Read more
12 Sep 2018
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #9
A Disturbing Tale and the “Trial of the Century” That Led to Women Jumping Out of Cakes
A Disturbing Tale and the “Trial of the Century” That Led to Women Jumping Out of Cakes
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start with a Simon rant, then look at what the M’s stand for in M&Ms. Nex... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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1hr 33mins
Ranked #10
Could the Tyrannosaurus Rex Really Not See You If You Didn’t Move?
Could the Tyrannosaurus Rex Really Not See You If You Didn’t Move?
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start out with a follow up to a previous episode in which we mentioned Teddy ... Read more
15 Jun 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #11
Animal Facts Part 1: The Blowhole, Cow Tipping and Much, Much More
Animal Facts Part 1: The Blowhole, Cow Tipping and Much, Much More
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at a rather fascinating fact about dogs and cats that you pr... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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53mins
Ranked #12
The Dude Who Burned Down the Greatest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Because of Reasons
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 owi... Read more
7 Nov 2018
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51mins
Ranked #13
The Final Frontier Part 1: Real Life Space DJs and the Pillownaughts
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, howe... Read more
30 Jul 2018
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #14
The Sledgehammer for the Poor Man’s Child
The Sledgehammer for the Poor Man’s Child
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we look at one of my favorite stories I’ve ever researched. But before that, we ... Read more
28 Nov 2018
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #15
The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Things (Part 2)
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... Read more
31 Oct 2019
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44mins
Ranked #16
Taking the Mystery Out of Murder- A Couple of Dumbbells
Taking the Mystery Out of Murder- A Couple of Dumbbells
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at how exactly Al Capone got the scars that got him the nick... Read more
29 Mar 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #17
Animal Facts Part 2: Melting Caterpillars, Heating Bees, Why Vultures Don’t Get Sick, and More
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 t... Read more
31 Jan 2019
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54mins
Ranked #18
The Prisoner (+Contest Winners)
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 conte... Read more
10 Jul 2018
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #19
The Bull Moose Part 1
The Bull Moose Part 1
In this episode of The Brain Food Show podcast, we discuss one of the more remarkable individuals in modern history- The... Read more
2 May 2018
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53mins
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The War Bear
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 offi... Read more
12 Jul 2018
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37mins
