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William A. Mitchell, The King Of Space Age Snacks
Manage episode 446114985 series 2922787
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)
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Manage episode 446114985 series 2922787
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
--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support1506 episodes
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