It’s Dessert Week on Cool Weird Awesome

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We’re replaying a few of our sweetest episodes this week.

Close-up from a print of Agnes B Marshall

Agnes B. Marshall, The First Queen Of Ice Cream

Agnes B. Marshall helped make ice cream the icon that it is today.


Gingerbread - U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elisa Labbe

Queen Elizabeth I Had Her Guests Eat Gingerbread Men That Looked Like Themselves

One of the most famous royals of all time helped bring gingerbread people into the world.


Meringue (though not the meringue featured in today's episode.) (Photo by Alan via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/3nzwYw)

Even For Meringue This Meringue Is Light

This meringue is just about the lightest dessert ever made. We guarantee you won’t think it’s too filling.


Banana split (photo by Ruth Hartnup via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/V6WqMD)

The Great Banana Split Rivalry

Wilmington, Ohio and Latrobe, Pennsylvania are split over which town was the true birthplace of the banana split.


Sugar cookies decorated to look like rocket ships, stars, moons and the NASA logo. (Tammie L-B via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/cbABQY)

If You’re Making Cookies In Space, Be Patient

Wilmington, Ohio and Latrobe, Pennsylvania are split over which town was the true birthplace of the banana split.

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Brady Carlson
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