An Ounce - For Your Consideration

An Ounce - For Your Consideration

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An Ounce - For Your Consideration episodes

  • Dining with Danger: The ‘Evil’ Utensil That Shocked the World

     What if the fork you eat with was once feared as a tool of the devil?

    👉 Watch Now: Apparently the history of oral hygiene is just as surprising as the history of the fork! -  https://youtu.be/wq_H-8_pKKI

    VIDEOS TO WATCH NEXT: 
    Watch this to learn how a lack of sleep can be disastrous -  https://youtu.be/HUNml7gIqGw
    Check out how the Legend of Paul Bunyan might be a bigger deal than you ever thought https://youtu.be/zCQZST8n2Xw
    View now and learn about the largest living thing on earth -  https://youtu.be/xy3HxIX3HVE

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    ➡️ Watch Now: Apparently the history of oral hygiene is as strange as the history of the fork! -  https://youtu.be/wq_H-8_pKKI
    ➡️ Purchase my book, Firehouse Philosophy, on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Firehouse-Philosophy-Embers-Insight-Exceptional/dp/B0BJ58Q1FS 

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    “Good judgement comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgement.” ~ Will Rogers
    "Tradition: Just because,  “that's the way you've always done it”, does not mean it's not incredibly stupid. ~Anonymous

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    Inquiries: [email protected] 
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    References and credits for this episode:

    Online References:
    https://www.hhhistory.com/2021/01/the-fork-controversy.html 
    https://www.fastcompany.com/90481445/a-tool-of-the-devil-the-dark-history-of-the-humble-fork https://www.southeastiowaunion.com/se-iowa-union-winfield-beacon/evil-forks/ 
    https://thecutleryreview.com/2019/03/22/dinner-forks-were-considered-to-be-a-tool-of-the-devil-banned-by-the-catholic-church/ -ideas?

    Music: Win the Battle Win the War, Everybody Get Up, Red Whine, and Jay Walking by  Everet Almond. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJZExOuNp1IVYrrsGsKpBQ

    See credits for images and video on screen in the video

    Multiple images and video through Getty and iStock by subscription (not annotated) 

    9 min
  • Bat-men on the Moon! The True Story of Unbelievable Fake News From 1835

     Still Can't Trust the press - Astonishing account of Fake News from the past.

    👉 Watch this can’t miss account of UFO/UAP Incidents in the 1890’s -  https://youtu.be/QePqq2LRRfc

    VIDEOS TO WATCH NEXT: 
    Watch this true tale about ET buried in Alamogordo, NM -  https://youtu.be/a3Sp7idaq_0
    Was Dr Jykle and Mr. Hyde a true story? https://youtu.be/xz7pvn5yrO4?si=6R-5asMkJuoadMfM
    You may have heard the name of this unique rebel, here’s the truth! -  https://youtu.be/I9HFsK5YPs8

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    ➡️ 👉 Watch this can’t miss account of UFO/UAP Incidents in the 1890’s -  https://youtu.be/QePqq2LRRfc
    ➡️ Purchase my book, Firehouse Philosophy, on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Firehouse-Philosophy-Embers-Insight-Exceptional/dp/B0BJ58Q1FS 

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    “The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at”. ~ Jesse Owens
    “Don't gain the world and lose your soul; wisdom is better than silver or gold”. ~ Bob Marley

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    Inquiries: [email protected] 
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    References for this episode:
    The Great Moon Hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-great-moon-hoax
    https://www.britannica.com/story/the-great-moon-hoax-of-1835-was-sci-fi-passed-off-as-news
    Also see the feature in the 1835 New York Sun 

    10 min

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 Discover hidden stories from history—bite-sized, clever tales that challenge what you thought you knew. At An Ounce, we uncover the little moments that quietly changed everything, surprising…