Mon. 01/24 - Why Do Americans Eat So Much Peanut Butter?
Jan 24, 2022•17 min
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Episode description
The James Webb Space Telescope has officially reached its destination. What can we expect next? And why do Americans eat so much more peanut butter than anyone else? A bit of history on this National Peanut Butter Day.
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Links:
- NASA’s revolutionary James Webb Space Telescope reaches final orbit in space (The Verge)
- The James Webb Space Telescope glides to its deep-space parking spot today! (Space.com)
- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has reached its destination. Now what? (Tech Radar)
- How World War I Turned Peanut Butter Into a Kitchen Staple (Mental Floss)
- Why Do Americans Love Peanut Butter? (Slate)
- Golden Snitchwiches
- Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from Cambridge Travelodge (BBC)
- Kottke.Org
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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