The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Foods (Part 1)

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Who Invented Rock Paper Scissors and How to Win Consistently, The Corrupt Food Pyramid and Much More

Hand based games have been around seemingly as long as humans have been humaning. As to the exact genesis of Rock, Paper, Scissors, however, this appears to originate in hand games from China, supposedly going back about two thousand years, though primary documented evidence of t ...  Show more

WTF is Up with Some Countries Driving on the Left and Others on the Right?

*Just an addendum to one of the tangents I forgot to mention- pulling up like crazy in a plane while rapidly hurtling towards the ground is a phenomenal way to ensure the wings of the plane cease to remain attached to it. In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looki ...  Show more

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