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 f

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at whether chastity belts were ever actually a thing in medieval times or if it is just a Hollywood invention. Next u

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at the film The Knights Tale and the very real historic knight Ulrich von Liechtenstein and what the real guy actual

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In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out with an appetizer looking at how soap actually works to get rid of microbes. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor NordVPN. Get 68% off NordVPN! Only $3.71/mo,

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at why the toilet is called the Crapper and the John. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Skillshare. For a limited ti

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at the rather interesting way the couple hundred million dollar Hope Diamond has been transported a couple times. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Skillshare for 2 months ...

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at the rather curious phenomenon of the average of your friends being happier, wealthier, and more successful than you. Next up we have a brief message from our sponsor Backblaze and unli...

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we are start out looking at whether there is actually any difference between various mens and womens bathroom products like shaving cream, razors, etc and why

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.