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EPISODE · Aug 23, 2026 · 12 MIN

What is the history of bread?

from History for Kids / History's Not Boring: The Kids History Podcast · host SCL

Have you ever wondered about the history of your favorite sandwich? Join Mira and Finn on an incredible time-traveling adventure to discover the epic history of bread! You won't believe how an ordinary loaf shaped human history. Did you know the world's oldest bread is over 14,400 years old, baked by ancient hunter-gatherers even before farming was invented?! Get ready for some truly wild, and sometimes gross, historical facts! We'll explore Ancient Egypt, where people actually ate bread filled with sand and tiny rocks that gave pharaohs terrible toothaches! We'll even uncover the amazing secret of eighty-one perfectly burnt loaves of bread left behind during the explosive volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Pompeii! Plus, find out why medieval kings and queens used giant slabs of stale bread as dinner plates instead of real dishes, and why they fed their dirty bread plates to the castle dogs! We will also meet the unstoppable inventor who spent sixteen years trying to build the world's first bread slicer. From loaves used as money to pay pyramid builders to the invention of the perfect slice, history has never tasted so fascinating!

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Have you ever wondered about the history of your favorite sandwich? Join Mira and Finn on an incredible time-traveling adventure to discover the epic history of bread! You won't believe how an ordinary loaf shaped human history. Did you know the world's oldest bread is over 14,400 years old, baked by ancient hunter-gatherers even before farming was invented?! Get ready for some truly wild, and sometimes gross, historical facts! We'll explore Ancient Egypt, where people actually ate bread fil...

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