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The chips that made the Nineties run

The chips that made the Nineties run

Released Monday, 20th April 2020
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The chips that made the Nineties run

The chips that made the Nineties run

The chips that made the Nineties run

The chips that made the Nineties run

Monday, 20th April 2020
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Humanity has always been on the hunt for a guilt-free way to eat complete and total garbage. In the late 90s, Olestra was unleashed upon the world, claiming fat-free, guilt-free potato chips, with one minor caveat: "loose stools." In this episode, Jim and Drew dig into the creation of Olestra back in the 1960s for a completely different purpose, and how it made its way onto grocery store shelves, before becoming notorious and causing multimillion dollar lawsuits. 

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