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I'll Tell You Why

I'll Tell You Why

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Hosted by Jenni Fink, an author and senior editor at Newsweek, I'll Tell You Why, is a podcast where we uncover the truth - and sometimes rumors - about how some of the biggest trends, traditions and the completely random got started.I'll Tell You Why Social Sciences
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  • Why Do We Have Macaroni and Cheese? Thank an American President

    Why Do We Have Macaroni and Cheese? Thank an American President
    Oct 9 2025

    Macaroni and cheese is an American staple and without the American revolution we may have never gotten this culinary staple.

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    15 mins
  • Why Do We Have K9 Corps? How Americans Donated Dogs to the Military

    Why Do We Have K9 Corps? How Americans Donated Dogs to the Military
    Sep 4 2025

    The military's K9 Corps needed recruits to get started and it began with people giving up their pets.
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    14 mins
  • Why Do We Eat Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?

    Why Do We Eat Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner?
    Aug 21 2025

    Eating three meals a day isn't rooted in health or human needs. It's rooted in the industrial revolution, a moral conundrum and the British Navy.
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    11 mins
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