Week 15: The Invention of Cornflakes

About this episode

This episode covers maritime disasters, the death of a president, the birth of a notable figure, and the invention of cornflakes.

This week in history we’ve got maritime disasters caused by iceberg and by toilet, we’ve got the death of a president and the birth of a mother of kings, and we’ve got the invention of a bland breakfast cereal alongside a certain rumour that goes with it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• maritime disasters
• presidential history
• breakfast cereal

Keywords

• cornflakes
• iceberg
• toilet
• president
• mother of kings

Mentioned in this episode

Products: cornflakes

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