The Easy-Bake Oven Has Put Kids At The Forefront Of Lightbulb-Based Cooking For Decades (Cool Weird Awesome 1340)

It was today in 1963 that kids could start baking by lightbulb thanks to these colorful little toy appliances. We'll explain how the Easy Bake Oven came together.

By |2024-11-04T07:54:47-05:00November 4, 2024|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Queen Elizabeth I Had Her Guests Eat Gingerbread Men That Looked Like Themselves (Cool Weird Awesome 434)

For National Cookie Day, we take a closer look at the amazing and frequently disturbing history of gingerbread, including how one of the most famous royals of all time helped bring gingerbread people into the world.

By |2024-08-13T11:10:01-04:00December 4, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , , |

If You’re Making Cookies In Space, Be Patient (Cool Weird Awesome 227)

Last month, astronauts on the International Space Station baked chocolate chip cookies. But baking cookies in space is a little different than baking them on Earth.

By |2024-11-04T07:58:20-05:00January 30, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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