For most of history, the Dutch have been an almost all-powerful force to be reckoned with. They were the forerunners for a lot of the world's exploration, and for a long time dominated the seas and trade routes through the stranglehold of the Dutch East India Company.In the preceding century, they were still under Spanish rule, with 2 of their kings, Charles the Fifth and his Son Phillip II, simultaneously ruling as the kings of Spain and the so-called Low Countries of The Netherlands.But the Dutch weren’t having any of this for long and at the first sign of mismanagement, made their feelings known.-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month: patreon.com/foodhistorypod-------------------Sources for this episode's research:https://www.historydefined.net/when-the-dutch-murdered-and-ate-their-own-prime-minister/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_de_Witthttps://dutchreview.com/culture/dutch-history-crowds-ate-prime-minister/https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/is-it-true-that-an-angry-mob-of-dutchmen-killed-and-ate-their-own-prime-minister-in-1672/https://allthatsinteresting.com/johan-de-wittThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3591729/advertisement

For today's story we will be diving into the life of a truly extraordinary man named William V McKenna, and while he fits the category of “people who eat random things”, those things that he ate can’t really be classified as food.So let's see just how this man, William McKenna first discovered his talented digestive system.-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : patreon.com/foodhistorypod-------------------Sources for this episode's research:https://www.picuki.com/tag/humanostrichhttps://www.weirdhistorian.com/appetite-for-intestinal-destruction-the-man-who-ate-glass-nails-tacks-and-frogs/https://historianandrew.medium.com/william-mckenna-the-human-ostrich-who-made-a-living-eating-nails-glass-and-live-frogs-dd1697a3c7d5This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3591729/advertisement

WW2 was raging onwards, with men fighting and dying each and every day. It was so delicately poised that there seemed to be no end to the fighting in sight.Weeks and months dragged on into years, and with them came more and more plots of how to win the war. Some were impractical, some were impossible, and some were downright insane.But every now and again, one of these plots would be just insane enough to work.And so, out of this think tank came possibly one of military history’s greatest-ever schemes.What if we turned Adolf Hitler into a woman? -------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypod-------------------Sources for this episode's research:https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-15/allies-planned-to-make-hitler-a-woman/2839874https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hitler-estrogen-hormone-plot_n_927281https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/book-claims-allies-tried-to-turn-the-fuhrer-into-a-female-464589https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2025975/Hitler-hormone-plot-Bizarre-plan-British-spies-make-Fuhrer-fraulein.htmlhttps://theweek.com/articles/482449/bizarre-plan-turn-hitler-into-womanhttps://medium.com/the-collector/the-bizzare-plot-to-turn-hitler-into-a-woman-185bc837eba5https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8701024/Revealed-sex-hormone-plan-to-feminise-Hitler.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Has_Only_Got_One_Ballhttps://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/hitlers-psychological-profile-shows-feminine-side/72P2CQ6HYWXN6NHH57GO57FMRU/?c_id=2&objectid=10118222This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3591729/advertisement

There is a spice we use so commonly today that it's hard to believe that at one time, wars were fought, people were killed and entire civilizations almost wiped out, simply so that the strongest force could get their hands on this prized spice.-------------------Thank you to Four Sigmatic for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Four Sigmatic is offering you 30% off anything in their range when you use promo code: FOODHISTORY at checkout.Check out their range here: https://us.foursigmatic.com/ -------------------Thank you also to Chemists In The Kitchen by LabX and the National Academy of Sciences.In each episode, real scientists walk you through things like making your own pickles, the chemistry behind ceviche, the formula for perfect homemade pretzels, and much, much more!Watch their YouTube Channel Here: https://bit.ly/3CVKz5E-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3591729/advertisement

If ever you’ve doubted food's integral place in history, today’s stories are sure to remind us all, that no matter what life and history in general, wouldn’t and in fact, couldn’t be the same without the daily rituals that food brings.-------------------Thank you to Athletic Greens for being a sponsor for this episode.To make it easy, Athletic Greens will give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit www.athleticgreens.com/EMERGING to take ownership of your health and pick up the ultimate daily nutritional insurance! -------------------Thank you also to Chemists In The Kitchen by LabX and the National Academy of Sciences.In each episode, real scientists walk you through things like making your own pickles, the chemistry behind ceviche, the formula for perfect homemade pretzels, and much, much more! Watch their YouTube Channel Here: https://bit.ly/3CVKz5E-------------------Please support me on Patreon for just $2 a month : https://www.patreon.com/foodhistorypodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3591729/advertisement