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Something You Should Know

Popular Myths About the Foods We Love & Tiny Inventions That Changed the World

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

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

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Ever notice how restaurant kitchens have huge exhaust fans over the stove? They have to have them. It’s the law. You have an exhaust fan over your stove too. Listen as I begin this episode by explaining why you need to use it more often – a lot more often. https://polk.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/04/how-and-why-to-use-your-kitchen-exhaust-fan/ “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” “Drinking wine is good for your heart.” “you should really cut back on red meat.” These are examples of some popular and sincere beliefs about food - but are they really true? We will examine these and other strongly held beliefs about the foods we eat with cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos. He is the co-host of a podcast called, The Body of Evidence (https://www.bodyofevidence.ca/) and he’s the author of the book Does Coffee Cause Cancer?: And 8 More Myths about the Food We Eat https://amzn.to/3sjzetM Imagine our world without the common nail or the wheel or springs. These humble human inventions have had profound impacts on the development of the modern world. Joining to explain what those profound changes are and where these inventions originated is Roma Agrawal. Roma is a structural engineer who has designed bridges and skyscrapers and she is the author of a book called Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World in a Big Way (https://amzn.to/3Sr5cyF). If you ever suspect someone is telling you a tall tale or lying about something that happened, there is an interesting clue to look for in the way they tell the story, according to people who spot liars for a living. Listen and I’ll tell you what to look for. Source: https://lifehacker.com/true-or-false-pay-attention-to-a-storys-structure-and-5959543 PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! PrizePicks is a skill-based, real-money Daily Fantasy Sports game that's super easy to play. Go to https://prizepicks.com/sysk and use code sysk for a first deposit match up to $100 Zocdoc is the only FREE app that lets you find AND book doctors who are patient-reviewed, take your insurance, are available when you need them! Go to https://Zocdoc.com/SYSK and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Shopify gives you everything you need to take control and take your business to the next level. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/sysk today! Dell's Black Friday event is their biggest sale of the year! Shop now at https://Dell.com/deals to take advantage of huge savings and free shipping! Let’s find “us” again by putting our phones down for five.  Five days, five hours, even five minutes. Join U.S. Cellular in the Phones Down For Five challenge! Find out more at https://USCellular.com/findus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:03.7

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to take advantage of huge savings and free shipping.

0:24.0

Again, that's Dell.com slash deals.

0:28.0

Today on something you should know, there's something right above your stove I want you to pay attention to.

0:38.0

Then there are a lot of myths about food and drinks, and today we're going to bust a few.

0:45.0

People will say, you know, pork, it's the other white meat.

0:48.0

This idea of pork being white meat is actually a marketing slogan.

0:52.0

It has nothing to do with science. Have you ever heard

0:53.8

the expression breakfast is the most important meal of the day? That's a marketing slogan.

0:57.7

It actually has no basis in science whatsoever.

1:00.8

Also an interesting way to tell if someone is lying and simple inventions that change the world like the nail.

1:09.0

Did you know nails were once very valuable?

1:12.0

In the 16th and 17th and 18th centuries,

1:15.0

Americans were actually burning their houses down

1:18.0

if they were going to leave that house and go somewhere else

1:20.0

because they would collect up the nails and then take those nails to the next location.

1:26.0

All this today on something you should know.

1:31.0

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