March 3, 2025

Monday Mix - From Tomatoes to YouTube

Monday Mix - From Tomatoes to YouTube

Join Mark Ellison for a fascinating journey through diverse worlds of knowledge! Today's episode uncovers the surprising truth about a common garden plant once feared as deadly poison, reveals Thomas Edison's inventive revenge against misquoting...

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Join Mark Ellison for a fascinating journey through diverse worlds of knowledge! Today's episode uncovers the surprising truth about a common garden plant once feared as deadly poison, reveals Thomas Edison's inventive revenge against misquoting politicians, and explores the unexpectedly peaceful origins of a major Olympic sport. Plus, discover how an angry chef's spite created one of America's favorite snacks, and learn which viral sensation first broke YouTube's billion-view barrier. Five questions spanning centuries of human innovation, accident, and achievement!

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Calorogus Shark Media. Greetings trivia fans. I'm Mark Allison, and

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today we've got an exciting mix of questions from across

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the world of knowledge. Question one, Which common garden plant,

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first cultivated by the Aztecs was once considered a highly

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poisonous decorative flower until proven edible? Question two? What unusual

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object did Thomas Edison invent in eighteen seventy seven, specifically

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to get revenge on politicians who were misquoting his quotes?

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Question three? Which Olympic sport was created by a gym

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teacher in eighteen ninety one who was asked to invent

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an indoor winter activity? Question four? What every day item

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was accidentally invented in eighteen fifty three when a chef,

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angry at a customer's complaint about thick fries sliced potatoes

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paper thin out of spite? Question five? What became the

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first video to reach one billion views on YouTube in

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twenty twelve. We'll be right back with these fascinating answers

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after this break. Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's answers.

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Question one, Which common garden plant was once considered poisonous

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until proven edible. Answer. The tomato was considered a decorative

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but deadly plant in Europe and American colonies until the

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late eighteen hundreds. Italian and Spanish immigrants helped prove it

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was safe for eating. Question two. What did Thomas Edison

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invent to prevent misquotation? Answer the phonograph. Edison was frustrated

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by newspapers misquoting his statements and one away to record

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exact words. This led to his invention of sound recording.

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Question three, Which Olympic sport was created for indoor winter activity? Answer?

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Basketball was invented by doctor James Naysmith at the YMCA

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Training School now Springfield College in Massachusetts, specifically as a

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less rough indoor winter sport. Question four What everyday item

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was invented by an angry chef? Answer? Potato chips were

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first created by chef George Crumb at Moons Lake House

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in Saratoga Springs, New York, in response to a customer's

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complaint about thick French fries. Question five. What was the

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first video to reach one billion YouTube views? Answer? Gangnam's

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Style by PSI became the first YouTube video to reach

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one billion views on December twenty first twenty twelve. That

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concludes today's five Daily trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison in

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Today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.

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check the link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.