Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

It was on this day in 1876 that the U.S. first fell in love with the banana, when it was introduced at the World's Fair in Philadelphia. Though, back then, eating a banana was quite a bit different than it is today. Plus: on National Doughnut Day, we mark the moment in 2012 when festival-goers in Ukraine proved doughnuts were as good for art as they were for snack time.  Banana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World by Dan Koeppel 10 Things You Might Not Know About the 1876 Centennial Exhibition (Philadelphia Magazine) A Look at the Guinness World Records of Doughnuts In Celebration of National Doughnut Day (Newsweek) Treat yourself to the good life, as a Cool Weird Awesome backer on Patreon --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message