Ketchup is considered the king of condiments but Ranch, uniquely both a dressing and a dip, wears the crown when it comes to sales. Who came up with this great idea?


The hit Netflix show Baby Reindeer is based on a true story of a stalker terrorizing a struggling standup comedian. The real stalker has seen it. She isn’t happy.


May midterm elections are over. Until November, the political signs dominating our yards have gone back into hibernation. What happens to them when they disappear? Did they effectively influence voters?

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/ranch-dressing-food-history
https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2024/05/14/baby-reindeer-real-martha-seeks-125-million-for-piers-morgan-interview/?sh=1fc855285141
https://www.campaignnow.com/blog/political-yard-signs-helpful-or-an-eyesore?hs_amp=true

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We'll have a new episode next week, but this week, we revisit one of our most popular episodes from 2023:

We’ve all failed. Most of us would rather not talk about it, but the Museum of Failure does more than talk about failures. It celebrates them.

U.S. airlines lose millions of pieces of luggage annually. Most of them don’t just vanish, they end up in the same place. (It’s not the landfill.)

It’s been a calling card of the dining experience at Olive Garden for decades - unlimited breadstick and salad refills. But even unlimited things have their limit.

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You know the healthy average human temperature is 98.6 … but it’s not, and we’ve known that for over three decades.


The Statue of Liberty is world famous - but is the iconic sculpture based on a real person?


Pop Tarts changed breakfast 60-years ago. It was the prize in a high-stakes race between rival cereal-makers to get to the toaster pastry finish line first.

Sources:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/544046/why-myth-average-human-body-temperature
https://www.statueoflibertytour.com/blog/the-woman-behind-the-statue-of-liberty-who-is-lady-liberty/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/the-contentious-history-of-the-pop-tart-180984270/

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