It’s Pizza Week On Cool Weird Awesome

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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite episodes about a favorite food.

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How Chuck E. Cheese Became The World’s Top Animatronic Mouse Video Gamer And Pizza Restaurateur

Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time Theatre was designed to be a kid-friendly way to promote video gaming and bring the world closer to animatronic mice.


A pizza with basil on top. Photo by Jeff via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/bLAKct

Steve Jobs, The First Person To Order A Pizza Online

Steve Jobs’ biggest contributions to the tech world are well known, but one you might not have heard of? He was also the first person to order a pizza on the internet.


Close up on a corner slice of Detroit-style pizza (photo by joefoodie via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/7xC35V)

Detroit-Style Pizza Got Its Shape From Another Famous Detroit Industry

Detroit-style pizza was first made in a special pan that wasn’t meant to be a pan at all.


Two round pizzas, cut into square pieces, next to an open bottle of beer. (Photo by Jerry Huddleston via Flickr/Creative Commons https://flic.kr/p/9TLBjx)

Math Says You Get More Pizza With A Large Instead Of Two Mediums

A bold group of pizza researchers studied how you can get the most pizza for your money.


The mighty Wurlitzer in action at Organ Piper Pizza

The Pizza And Pipe Organ Connection

There’s a little bit of musical and culinary history in Greenfield, Wisconsin, just outside Milwaukee.

Photo by Robert via Flickr/Creative Commons

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Brady Carlson
Brady Carlson
Brady Carlson is a writer and radio host from Madison, Wisconsin. more