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EP28 - An Iron-Clad Lie: The Great Spinach Typo

EP28 - An Iron-Clad Lie: The Great Spinach Typo

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 We all grew up believing that spinach, the secret to Popeye's strength, was a superfood packed with an unbelievable amount of iron. But what if this cornerstone of nutritional wisdom, this multi-generational parental trick to get kids to eat their greens, was all based on a simple typo from the 19th century? This episode uncovers the surprisingly flimsy truth behind the iron-clad myth.
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