Let them eat cake

from Thick & Thin · host Katy Bellotte

Why do we celebrate birthdays with cake? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I detail the reign of the infamous French Queen, Marie Antoinette, and discover the origins of birthday parties. // Follow me on IG: instagram.com/katybellotte // Sources: The Marie Antoinette Diet: Eat Cake and Still Lose Weight https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-marie-antoinette-diet https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-marie-antoinette https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/tamerlanes-reign-of-terror/ https://www.britannica.com/story/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake https://biblehub.com/genesis/40-20.htm https://www.huffpost.com/entry/history-of-birthdays_n_4227366 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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