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❄️ The Man Who Nearly Destroyed Earth...Twice
Episode 35
Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?
11 months, 1 week ago
🍪 You're Eating Biscuits The Wrong Way Up
Episode 34
Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?
11 months, 2 weeks ago
🐟 The Herring That Nearly Started WW3
Episode 33
How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).
11 months, 3 weeks ago
🍎 We Ate Newton's Gravity Apple
Episode 32
How can a movie be spoiled by an apple? When do apples break the sound barrier? Why are some apples better for cooking with?
1 year ago
🫖 Lethal Tea-Making Contraptions
Episode 31
What is that scum on the top of your tea? Why were the first automatic tea-making contraptions so dangerous? Are you a MIFFY or a TIFFY?
1 year ago
♨️ The Insane Truth Behind Microwave Clocks
Episode 30
How did squirrels help invent the microwave? Why don't ants mind microwaves? What's the big problem with microwave clocks?
Dedicated to Nigella
1 year ago
🍺 Why Ancient Egyptians Drank Beer Through Straws
Episode 29
Why shouldn't you tilt your glass when you pour a pint? Which city has an underground beer pipeline? Why did the Ancient Egyptians drink their beer t…
1 year ago
🧂 The Saltiest Place On Earth
Episode 28
What’s the saltiest place on Earth? How can salt win a war? And why does some salt taste like egg?!
1 year ago
🧀 The Bank Vault Full Of Parmesan Cheese
Episode 27
How do they put the holes in swiss cheese? Who eats the world's hardest cheese? Why would you put Parmesan in a bank?
1 year, 1 month ago
🌸 The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Gave The World Vanilla
Episode 26
Which 12-year-old boy do we have to thank for all the vanilla we have today? What links vanilla to a beaver's anus? What hack lets you use your vanil…
1 year, 1 month ago