EPISODE · Oct 21, 2024 · 3 MIN
William A. Mitchell, The King Of Space Age Snacks
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
Today in 1911, the birthday of William A. Mitchell, a food inventor whose name might not ring a bell but whose creations - including Pop Rocks, Cool Whip and Tang - are unforgettable. Plus: today in 1905, a story in the Clinton Mirror newspaper with an odd headline: “Man Was Mailed.” The Scientist Behind Some of Our Favorite Junk Foods (Smithsonian) "Man Was Mailed." (Clinton Mirror via Google News Archive) Help feed this podcast as a backer on Patreon
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Today in 1911, the birthday of William A. Mitchell, a food inventor whose name might not ring a bell but whose creations - including Pop Rocks, Cool Whip and Tang - are unforgettable. Plus: today in 1905, a story in the Clinton Mirror newspaper with an odd headline: “Man Was Mailed.” The Scientist Behind Some of Our Favorite Junk Foods (Smithsonian) "Man Was Mailed." (Clinton Mirror via Google News Archive) Help feed this podcast as a backer on Patreon
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