Food Fads Have Always Been Ridiculous. Just Ask the Great Masticator.
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Sep 10, 2020 • 28M
Food Fads Have Always Been Ridiculous. Just Ask the Great Masticator.
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Horace Fletcher preached the gospel of fanatically chewing food until it completely dissolved in the mouth. Even celebs like Upton Sinclair and Franz Kafka drank the Kool-Aid.
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