In this episode, the Brain Bubblegum crew look at 10 times the Olympics were insane, hilarious or downright stupid.

From the Ancient Olympics, to Paris 2024, we pick over some of the weirder events that have happened at or around the Olympics.

Fair warning - there will be olive oil, sweat, blood, hormones, and lots of feathers - some of them a little bit burnt.

Today, we think nothing of grabbing a delicious cheap pineapple from our local supermarket shelves any time the mood strikes us.

But go back a few hundred years and you better make sure you have a decent credit limit on that 17th century equivalent of your Black Amex!

In this episode, the Brain Bubblegum crew chews over the fascinating origins of pineapples. From an object of wealth and extravagance, to a symbol of hospitality, to an… erm, symbol of your willingness to share… well, everything, the humble pineapple is anything but.

Just… don’t put that pineapple in your shopping trolley’s top basket.

Ah, Iceland - the land of fire and ice. And expensive beer, disgusting food, rampant elves, books galore, and babies sleeping outside in sub-zero temperatures. And where there’s a very real danger you might find yourself getting intimate with a relative if you’re not careful! In this episode Scott, Craig and Simone share the 10 coolest facts they learned about Iceland. Despite the weird, it’s still at the top of our list of places to visit.

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