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An Ounce - For Your Consideration

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An Ounce - For Your Consideration

From Medication to Snackification

December 19, 2024 • Jim Fugate • Season 6 • Episode 51

What do Coke, Graham Crackers, and Fig Newtons have in common? Medicine! Sort of...

👉 Watch Now: Did you know you’ve been eating bugs for a long time now? - https://youtu.be/MRkVmygq0Wo

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“Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” ~ Will Rogers

‘Tradition: Just because, “that's the way you've always done it”, does not mean it's not incredibly stupid'. ~Anonymous

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References and Credits for this episode:
Online References:
https://theweek.com/articles/469087/10-snack-foods-originally-sold-medicines
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24691/10-snack-foods-originally-sold-medicines
https://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/article/a-history-of-american-snack-foods-from-waffle-cones-to-doritos?srsltid=AfmBOoog3N_9nQv4ptKecgz7UySZqISQZub-j6dPwLl4Sm4yzB0IhCf9
https://brightside.me/articles/9-common-foods-we-didnt-know-had-medical-origins-644760/

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