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Weird History Food dug up the uneasy history of the Easy Bake Oven, a working toy toy oven released in 1963 that is still popular today.

Weird History Food tapped into the history of boxed wine, specifically the Franzia family, the pioneers of this popular yet often derided form.

Tom Blank of Weird History Food explains the history of the name Joe behind the incredibly successful Trader Joe's grocery store line.

Tom Blank of Weird History explains the colorful downfall of Saturday Morning Cartoons due to VOD and streaming services.

Weird History looked back at certain classical paintings and pondered as to why the artists appeared to have drawn UFOs amongst their subjects.

Weird History Food looks at the long, sometimes misunderstood etymological origins of eggnog and how it became an ongoing holiday tradition.

Tom Blank of Weird History looks back at the historic inspiration behind the classic J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy "The Lord of the Rings".

Tom Blank of Weird History explains how the origin stories behind Cinderella far more darker than Disney made it seem.

Weird History Food looks at how turkey became the bird of choice for Thanksgiving, noting that it wasn't present at the original dinner.

Tom Blank of Weird History explains the phenomenon behind Pareidolia, noting how the human brain acts like facial recognition software.