66: Pizza Delivery Boxes and The Death of Pythagoras

This week we learn about how the introduction of the corrugated box changed the entire pizza delivery industry and how Pythagoras' belief that fava beans contained the souls of the dead may have lead to his violent death. A listener email gets into the X-rated history of tree carvings in the American west.Episode Tabs:The Low-Tech Genius of the Cardboard Pizza Boxhttps://www.eater.com/2016/9/28/13065010/pizza-box-designThe Death of Pythagorashttps://philosophynow.org/issues/78/The_Death_of_PythagorasListener Tabs:Captain Volcano, or, The Man of the Red Revolvers: A Story of Life Against Life for a Big Stakehttps://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels%3A181706#page/1/mode/1upAspen Diarieshttps://www.steamboatmagazine.com/2005/07/01/1948/aspen-diariesEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.