Amazing Stories Behind Cool Whip, Mac & Cheese and other Iconic Food & What It Takes to Be in the Top 1%

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Science, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2019

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

There is a good chance that your partner is not a lot taller or shorter than you are. People seem to be attracted to people who are of a similar height but it is not for the reasons you might think. This episode begins with a fascinating explanation of how height is involved in mate selection. (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3408829/Size-DOES-matter-Choosingpartners-similar-height-genes-researchers-say.html) Despite the emphasis on eating natural, healthy and organic foods, we still eat a lot of processed foods. In fact, some of the bestselling foods are things like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Cool Whip, frozen dinners and Twinkies. Food writer Carolyn Wyman, author of Better than Homemade: Amazing Foods that Changed the Way We Eat (https://amzn.to/2FNzyGv) joins me to explains some of the really interesting stories behind some of the most popular food products today. Ever had trouble getting a refund from a retailer even though you know you were entitled to it? There is something you can tell that retailer that may very well get them to reconsider? (https://www.wisebread.com/6-awesome-credit-card-tricks-that-will-save-you-money) What does it take to be the best in whatever you want to do? Perhaps it would help to look at elite athletes and see what it is they do to get to the top of their game. Alan Stein, author of the book Raise Your Game: High Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best (https://amzn.to/2AWJiL9) has worked with the very best basketball players and explains how anyone can transfer what those athletes do to improve their performance in any field. This Week's Sponsors -Joybird. To receive an exclusive offer for 25% off your first order go to www.joybird.com/something and use promo code: something -Select Quote. Get your free quote for life insurance today at www.SelectQuote.com/something -ADT. Go to www.ADT.com/smart to learn how ADT can design and install a smart home system for you. -Geico. Go to www.Geico.com to see how Geico can save you money on your car insurance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today on something you should know, why you're attracted to people who are pretty much as tall as you.
0:08.0	Then the fascinating stories of some iconic foods, like Twinkies, Velvita, Cool Whip, and Craf macaroni and cheese.
0:16.0	That product was actually invented by a salesman for a macaroni company.
0:22.0	He found out that he could unload a lot more of his macaroni.
0:25.0	He attached little packets of fried, craft cheese to them.
0:29.0	Craf got wind that he was doing it and hired him to do it for us.
0:33.0	Plus, how to get a refund when a retailer doesn't want to cooperate?
0:37.0	And by being the best at anything, require self-awareness.
0:41.0	One of the most important things you can do to improve self-awareness is to ask those that know you the best.
0:47.0	And I know that sounds counterintuitive that to be self-aware you're going to ask other people.
0:52.0	But where we can sometimes get caught is we don't see our own blind spots.
0:56.0	All this today on something you should know.
1:02.0	Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts, and practical advice you can use in your life.
1:10.0	Today, something you should know, with my carothers.
1:16.0	Over the past month and during the holidays, I received a lot of emails from people from...
1:21.0	Literally all over the world.
1:24.0	And it is one of the best things about doing this podcast is realizing how many people it reaches and everywhere it reaches.
1:32.0	Emails from people who say that they found a particular segment interesting or helpful or useful.
1:38.0	And even people who complain about something they heard.
1:42.0	I appreciate that they took the time to write.
1:44.0	If you have a question or a comment or want to contact me for any reason,
1:49.0	my email addresses Mike at something you should know.net.
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