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What's It Actually Like to Be an Amish Person?
As humans continue to rapidly accelerate to replacing ourselves with robot overlords or otherwise see if we cant make Wall-E into a prophetic mocumentary, one group of homosapiens refuses to go quietly into the night. And, while it may come as a surpr
Who was the Most Prolific Serial Killer of All Time?
In the pantheon of worst humans to ever human you will find no shortage of bastions of awful. Hitler probably has the most collective conscious panache, but at least he had the decency to bravely, and with no regard for his personal safety, infiltrate
That Time the Postal Service Tried Sending Mail Via Missile
In this episode of The BrainFood Show, we're looking at that time the British tried to replace parachutes with rockets, that time the United States tried sending U.S. Postal Service mail via missiles, and the origins and interesting stories surrounding
Lies! The Truth About the Tesla vs Edison Feud
If theres two things the internet knows about Nikola Tesla, its that he was a genius scientist vastly ahead of his time, and that thanks to a many decades long feud with Thomas Edison which included Edison stealing some of his work and otherwise keeping
Is There Any Hard Evidence That Jesus Actually Existed?
In this episode, Simon delves into the historical and archaeological records, exploring theories and debates surrounding one of history's most significant religious figures.Author: Daven HiskeyHost: Simon WhistlerLearn more about your ad choices. V
That Time the U.S. Tried to Build a Massive Military Base on the Moon
During the Cold War, the U.S. government was hell-bent on one upping the commies in any way possible. In the process, they came up with a number of outlandish plans, such as that time they proposed literally nuking the moon, interestingly enough a project
Common Things Different in Europe vs. the United States
Ah America, filled with gun toting rednecks wearing their flag as a t-shirt and pondering what Jesus would do while chowing down on Mexican food, greasy burgers, partially hydrogenated corn syrup cubes, and washing it all down with Budweiser, the king of
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 f
Medieval Times [Part 5]
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
Medieval Times [Part 4]
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