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Weird History Food

★ 8.4 18 votes 2022–present 1 season · 229 episodes Returning Series YouTube
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Starring
Valerie TosiTed Evans
Starring
Valerie TosiTed Evans

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If you love Weird History and food, then you're going to really love Weird History Food. From the creators of Weird History comes this weird deep dive into the crazy and bizarre world of food and food history. Weird History Food is everything you didn't learn in High School or Culinary School.

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EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Who Was the Real Colonel Sanders?—
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▶3The Dark and Seedy Origins of Wonder Bread—
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▶4Zima Was Popular in the 90s -- Until People Tasted It—
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▶31The Special Sauce Behind the Big Mac's Success—
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▶32Weirdest Fast Food Menu Items from Foreign Countries—
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▶36Dishes That Are Much Older Than We Realized—
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▶40Unusual Facts About Chocolate—
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▶41The History of the Microwave Oven—
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▶42Stories from the Torrid History of Absinthe—
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▶43The Flame-Broiled History of the Whopper—
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▶44The Not So Sweet Secrets of the Sugar Industry—
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▶45Important Advancements Because of Beer—
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▶48The Surprising History of Taco Bell—
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▶49Traditional Ice Cream Flavors Americans Have Never Heard Of—
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▶50The Thick and Tangy History of Ketchup—
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▶51Foreign Foods that are Banned in the U.S.—
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▶54The Heart-Stopping History of KFC's Double Down—
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▶55Delicious Things You Didn't Know About KFC—
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▶57Tastiest Things You Didn't Know About McDonalds—
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▶58The Surprising Real Origins of Your Favorite Ethnic Foods—
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▶59Amazing Facts and Innovations About Pizza—
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▶60Where Did Cracker Barrel Get Its Name?—
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▶61How Mac and Cheese Became an All-American Dish—
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▶65The Speedy Rise of the Energy Drink—
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▶66Fast Food Chains that Failed Outside the U.S.—
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▶68Why Is Food Packaged The Way It Is?—
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▶69What Ever Happened to Surge? The '90s Most Extreme Soda—
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▶70Fascinating Fried Facts About French Fries—
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▶71How Has SPAM Stayed So Popular?—
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▶72Saucy and Delicious Facts About Pasta—
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▶73Every Style of French Fry Cut We Could Find—
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▶76Whatever Happened to the George Foreman Grill?—
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▶77Fun Facts About Your Favorite 90s Foods—
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▶78How Did Little Caesar's Become a Big Big Pizza Chain—
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▶148The Almost Legal History of Four Loko—
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▶149Why Is It Called 7-Eleven?—
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▶150Why You Can't Freeze Vodka—
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▶151Everything That's Actually in a Chicken Nugget—
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▶152The Greasy History of Denny's—
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▶154When Russia Literally Ran Out of Vodka (and Other Booze Disasters)—
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▶155The Real Reason McDonald's Ice Cream Machines are Always Broken—
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▶156Why Sprite Beat 7UP in the Clear Cola Wars—
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▶157Where in the World Did Crumbl Cookies Come From?—
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▶158How Bad Breath Became Its Own Industry—
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▶159Why Powerade Got Shut Out by Gatorade—
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▶160How Lunchables were Made by and for the 90s—
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▶161Every Style of Burrito We Could Find Across the United States—
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▶162Death of the Mall Food Court—
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▶163The Delightfully Orange History of Sunny Delight—
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▶164The Hot and Cool History of Dairy Queen—
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▶166How Much Money is Costco Losing on Its Hot Dogs?—
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▶167Why Do Pop Tarts Come in Twos?—
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▶168The Real History Behind Outback Steakhouse—
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▶169Every Super Sized Lie in Super Size Me—
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▶170How an Incredibly Bizarre Restaurant Became a Franchise: Medieval Times—
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▶171Why Heart Attack Grill Wants You to Die While Eating There—
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▶172How Shasta Gets Away with Imitating Coke—
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▶173What's Really in a Barf Jelly Belly?—
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▶174The Real Reason Bagels and Donuts Have Holes—
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▶175The Checkered History of Pizza Hut—
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▶176How Wonka Became a Real Candy Company—
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▶177Every Style of Ice Cream We Could Find Across the United States—
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▶178The Surprising Reason Why McDonalds Sells Fish—
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▶179How Civilization was Created by Bread—
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▶180What is a Sandwich?—
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▶181Who Was the First Person to Get Drunk Off a Margarita?—
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▶182Every McDonald's Menu Item Since 1955—
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▶183Every Style of Taco We Could Find—
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▶184Why is Five Guys So Expensive?—
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▶185The Meaty History of Korean BBQ—
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▶186What Really Happened to the Rainforest Cafe?—
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▶187Every Style of Nachos We Could Find—
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▶188Every Haunted Restaurants in America—
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▶189Why Did We All Start Drinking White Claw?—
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▶192The Rise and Rapid Fall of Ghost Kitchens—
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▶193Is IKEA Actually A Restaurant That Sells Furniture?—
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▶194All the Ways Restaurants Trick You Into Staying—
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▶195Everything That's Actually in a Hot Dog—
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▶196What Was the First Beverage We Drank After Water?—
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▶197The Death of Chain Restaurants—
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▶198Every Fried Fair Food We Could Find in America—
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▶200What Happened to the Kool-Aid Man?—
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▶201The Death of Fast Food Video Game Tie-Ins—
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▶206The Incredible Rise and Disastrous Fall of Fuddruckers—
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▶207The Most Expensive Grocery Store in America—
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▶208What Happened to Barq's Bite?—
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▶209Everything That Went Wrong with Papa Johns Pizza—
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▶210Why Isn't Sriracha as Hot as It Used to Be?—
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▶211Every Taco Bell Menu Item Since 1962—
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▶212How Pasta Was Invented Everywhere at Once—
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▶215The Surprisingly Interesting Science Behind Soda Packaging—
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▶216Is There Actually Cheese in Cheez Whiz?—
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▶219What Happened to the Taco Bell Chihuahua?—
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▶220Everything That's Actually in a Fast Food Hamburger—
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▶221Why Is It So Hard to Open a Capri-Sun?—
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▶222Why Did Fast Food Become so Expensive?—
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▶223Why Sonic is the Last Drive-In Standing—
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▶224The Rapid Rise and Disastrous Fall of Quiznos—
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▶226Death of the American Steakhouse—
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▶227Why Did Tony the Tiger Have to Get Hot?—
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▶228Is There Any Grape in "Grape" Flavor?—
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▶229Is Betty Crocker a Real Person?—
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▶230This Restaurant Wants You to Have a Terrible Time—
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▶231The Bubbly Rise and Shattering Fall of Jones Soda—
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▶235How Del Taco Tried and Failed to Crack Taco Bell—
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▶237Which Root Beer is the Definitive Root Beer?—
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▶238Is the Filet-O-Fish Actually Fish?—
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▶239The Red Hot Rise and Unfortunate Fall of Red Robin—
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▶241Are Fast Food Restaurants Actually Giving us Less Food?—
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▶242The Secrets Behind Every Secret Sauce—
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▶244Death of the Fast Food Salad Bar—
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▶245Why Nothing Else Tastes Like McDonalds Fries—
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▶246How Bad is Red Meat for You, Really?—
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▶247The Not So Fruity History of Fruit Roll-Up—
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▶248How Kevin Hart Tried (and Failed) to Make Fast Food Healthy—
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▶249When Did We Decide That Slim Jims Were Gross?—
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▶250How Fruity Pebbles Kept The Flintstones Alive—
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▶251The Incredible Rise and Disastrous Fall of TGI Friday's—
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▶252Why Cool Whip Isn't Really Whipped Cream—
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▶253Secret Spin-Off Restaurants You Never Knew Existed—
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▶254Everything That Went Wrong with Subway—
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▶257How the Creators of South Park Saved Their Favorite Restaurant—
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▶258The Well-Deserved Death of the Ice Cream Truck—
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▶259Does Anyone Still Wanta Fanta?—
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▶260What Actually Is Blue Raspberry?—
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▶261Is 7-11 Food Really That Bad?—
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▶262How America Ruined Sushi—
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▶263Are These Hollywood Hot Dogs Worth Over $10?—
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▶264The Insanely Rapid Rise of Raising Cane's—
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▶266Which Ginger Ale is the Definitive Ginger Ale?—
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▶267How is AriZona Iced Tea So Cheap?—
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▶268The Real Reason Eggs are in Everything We Eat—
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▶270Why Are Eggs So Expensive Right Now?—
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▶271Why Did We All Start Hating Guy Fieri?—
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▶272Why Does Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza Keep Disappearing?—
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▶273Every Fast Food Secret Menu Item We Could Find—
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▶274Why A&W is Still the #1 Root Beer After 100 Years—
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▶275Who is the Mike in Jersey Mike's?—
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▶276Mochi Donuts are Secretly American—
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▶277Why Does Cap'n Crunch Destroy Your Mouth?—
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▶278Why Can't McDonald's Make a Good Chicken Sandwich?—
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▶279Is Taco Bell's Meat Really Meat?—
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▶280Why Nearly Everyone in Korea Drinks the Same Liquor—
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▶281Everything That's Actually in an Airhead—
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▶282The Minty Fresh History of McDonald's Shamrock Shake—
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▶283The Disastrous Fall of Tony Roma's—
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▶285What Actually is Bubble Gum Flavor?—
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▶286Why is Shake Shack So Expensive?—
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▶287The Wobbly History of Jell-O—
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▶288The Strange Disappearance of Umami Burger—
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▶289The Death of the Gumball Machine—
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▶290When McDonald's Tried (and Failed) to Make Pizza—
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▶291How the Pillsbury Doughboy Became the World's Most Famous Mascot—
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▶292How Jollibee Bee-came a Fast Food Titan—
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▶293What Actually is an Orange Julius?—
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▶294How Krispy Kreme Went from Half-Baked to Hot Now—
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▶297Every Crazy McDonald's Item You Can't Get In America—
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▶298The Most Expensive Restaurant in the World—
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▶299How the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saved Pizza Hut—
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▶301The Tangy Reason We All Love Cherry Coke—
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▶302How Man v. Food Bit Off More Than He Could Chew—
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▶303How Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Worked When It Absolutely Should Have Failed—
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▶304The Disney Magic Behind Dole Whip—
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▶305The Cheesy Reason the Cheesecake Factory's Menu is That Long—
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▶306How Heavy is a Quarter Pounder Really?—
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▶307Why Nothing Else Tastes Like Movie Theatre Popcorn—
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▶308Why Do Fast Food Restaurants Sell Milkshakes?—
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▶311Is Whole Wheat Bread Really Healthier Than White?—
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▶312What Actually Is Yoo-hoo?—
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▶313How a Fast Food Soup Dumpling Got a Michelin Star—
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▶314What Ever Happened To Tang?—
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▶316Why the Hell is it Called Ruth's Chris Steak House?—
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▶317Were Warheads Ever Actually Dangerous?—
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▶318The Death of the Ice Cream Parlor—
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▶319Why Doesn't Banana Flavor Taste Like Bananas?—
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▶320Are Kraft Singles Actually Cheese?—
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▶321Why Nothing Else Tastes Like a McDonald's Bun—
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▶322Why Pizza Pockets Completely Owned the '90s—
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▶323Is Coke Zero Better for You Than Diet Coke?—
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▶328What Was the Most Popular Burger of Each Decade?—
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▶329Is This Soda Actually Good for You?—
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▶330Everything That Went Wrong with Panera Bread—
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▶332Classic Lunchbox Juices That Almost Killed Us—
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▶333The Strange Reason Sour Patch Kids are Shaped Like Children—
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▶334Why Nothing Tastes as Good as a McDonald's Hash Brown—
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▶335What Even Is "Flamin' Hot" Flavor?—
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▶336Why Cream Soda Never Hit the Big Time—
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▶337How MrBeast's Chocolate Bars Worked When They Absolutely Should Have Failed—
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▶338Why Are Juice Boxes Only for Kids?—
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▶340Why the Biggest Mexican Restaurant of the '80s Suddenly Vanished—
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▶341What Actually Happened to Fruitopia—
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▶342Why are Continental Breakfasts Only at Hotels?—
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▶343Is Annie's Mac and Cheese Better for You Than Kraft Mac and Cheese?—
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▶345Why is Everyone Obsessed with this Seafood Spice?—
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▶347Is Gas Station Sushi Safe to Eat?—
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▶348Why Your Favorite "Health" Drink is Actually Very Bad for You—
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▶349How Soda Fountains Took Over America—
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▶351Classic Lunchbox Snacks That Almost Killed Us—
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▶352The Ice Cold Death of the Choco Taco—
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▶354Why Nothing Else Tastes Like Baja Blast—
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▶355The Red Hot Rise of Nashville Hot Chicken—
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▶356Everything That Went Wrong with Blimpie—
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▶357The Secret Behind Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay Biscuits—
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▶359Why All Restaurants Suddenly Look the Same—
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▶360Why Vanilla Coke Failed (Then Came Back)—
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▶361Did Homer Increase Donut Sales?—
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▶362Why Everything Tasted Better in the 90s—
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▶363Everything That Went Wrong with Sbarro—
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▶365All the Wildest Food from the '90s | Compilation—
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▶366How Peasant Food Became Fine Dining—
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▶367Whatever Happened to Pepsi Blue?—
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▶370McDonald's Chicken Gold Rush—
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▶371The Real Reason Pringles Come in a Can—
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▶386Everything That's in a Marshmallow—
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▶387Margaritaville is Way Bigger Than You Think...—
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▶388The Strange Reinventions of Slice Soda—
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▶389What Really Happened to This Hot Dog Chain?—
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▶390What Happens When All of the Waiters Disappear?—
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▶391What People Eat on the Streets Around the World—
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▶392Why In-N-Out Somehow Sucks at Fries—
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▶399The Weird McDonald's Spin-Off That Failed Miserably—
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▶401What's the Real Difference Between Carl's Jr. and Hardee's?—
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▶405The Rise and Fall of Snapple—
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▶413The Slow, Sad Death of Wendy's—
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▶416Why Does Everyone Hate Arby's?—
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▶417A.1. Sauce was Never intended for Steak...—
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▶422What Happened to California Pizza Kitchen?—
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▶425Are Frozen Fish Sticks Actually Fish?—
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▶472How Jack in the Box Bounced Back from a Deadly Scandal—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Tom Blank Self - Narrator, Narrator, Self - Announcer
Valerie Tosi Narrator
Ted Evans

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