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In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at whether or not male humans can get pregnant and carry a baby to full term...
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The Greatest Factory Ever Built
Following December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, which finally drew the United States into the Second World War, the attack’s arc...
How to Survive Falling from a Plane Without a Parachute
According to the Aircraft Crashes Record Office in Geneva, between 1940 and 2008 there were 157 people who fell out of planes without a para...
Is the “Old Painless” Gun From Predator, the Matrix, Terminator 2 and Many Other Movies a Real Gun?
It is one of the most iconic cinematic weapons in history, on par with James Bond’s Walther PPK, Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, and Indiana Jo...
Cold War Files- The Greatest Naval Espionage Mission in History, Embalming Communists and Much More
In today's compilation episode, we're looking at the greatest naval espionage mission in history, that time the moon nearly started World Wa...
The Teenager Who was Executed Twice, a Year Apart for Something He Didn't Do
Apologies for my audio quality in this one. Adobe kept crashing on me, so we had to use the audio Simon was receiving which isn’t ideal. Als...
New Zealand’s Pathetically Hilarious WWII Attempt to Build a Tank
On September 15, 1916, German troops defending towns in France’s Somme Valley heard a strange new sound above the usual boom of artillery an...
WTF is Up with Silly Putty?
Set it down and it flows like a liquid. Pull it slowly and it stretches like rubber. Hit it with a hammer and it shatters like glass. Throw...
What Ever Happened to Apollo 2-6? And What Would a Nuclear Explosion Look Like on the Moon?
As most know, on January 27, 1967, the Apollo Program, the United States’ first effort to land a man on the moon, was rocked by a horrific t...
The Past Was the Worst- QED
In the episode today, we're going over a variety of reasons why the past was the worst and, while the world is far from perfect and MANY thi...
The Dumbest Murders that Resulted in the Trial of the Century
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at how exactly Al Capone got the scars that got him the nickname “Scarface”....
Was the First Jet Plane Really Flown in 1910?
In October 1910, the city of Paris played host to a historic event: the Second International Aeronautical Exhibition, a grand showcase of th...
Prison Break- One of the Most Daring Aerial Missions in Military History
As the clocks struck noon on February 18, 1944, the citizens of Amiens, France, heard an ominous rumbling in the air and the crackling of an...
What would REALLY Happen to You if You Were Exposed to the Vacuum of Space Without a Space Suit?
In the climax of the groundbreaking 1968 science fiction film 2001: a Space Odyssey, astronaut Dave Bowman, the sole survivor of an ill-fate...
WTF is up with Twinkies?
In this food themed compilation, we are diving into what Twinkies are actually made of and how long they last before going bad, if there is...
You're Playing Monopoly Wrong and It's Making It Way Worse
In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start by looking at the interesting story behind where the Monopoly pieces came from. Moving on...
The Top Secret Mission to Steal Hitler's Radar
In the summer and autumn of 1940, the skies above Southern England were filled with tangling white and black contrails, the roar of aero eng...
How Long Can You Live After Death?
Pushing daisies. Kicked the bucket. Bought the farm. Six feet under. Crossed over. Passed away. Shuffled off this mortal coil. It is said th...
What's the Difference Between Dynamite and TNT?
Ever wonder what the difference between dynamite and TNT is or how they were invented? Well, wonder no more! Despite what the likes of AC/DC...
WTF is Up with Worcestershire Sauce? Is Honey Vegan? And Much More
In the episode today, we're looking at the rather disgusting ingredients of Worcestershire sauce and how it's made. Whether honey is vegan....