The Sometimes Salty History of the Cheez-It

Today in 1921, Green and Green cracker company of Dayton, Ohio trademarked the name of a new product that is still doing quite well: it’s the birthday of the Cheez-It.

By |2024-12-12T21:59:17-05:00May 23, 2022|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

The Slightly Wordy History of Crossword Puzzles

It was today in 1913 that the first modern crossword puzzle was published in the New York World newspaper, eventually leading to a craze that cruciverbalists all over the world have been enjoying ever since.

By |2024-12-05T08:43:33-05:00December 21, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |
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