Why Are Kids Dipping Cookies in Ranch, Are Food Comas Real, and What's Inside the Mummy's Stomach?

Just in time for the holidays, Ask Gastropod is back with a plate
full of listener questions for your listening delight! You came to
us with mysteries both large and small, both ancient and eternal,
and, honestly, all totally fascinating. Such as: What is up with
ranch dressing, and how did a bottled salad dressing invented by a
plumber and owned by a cleaning products company become *the*
flavor of America? What did Europe's oldest human mummy, found
frozen in the Alps, eat before his mountain trek—and why could no
one find his stomach for twenty years? And, in news you can use
this holiday season, why does a “food coma” make you drowsy and
slow after a big holiday meal? We’ve got the answers to all of
these fabulous listener queries in our latest installment,
featuring murder in the Alps, a bathtub full of ranch, and more sea
slugs than you might expect. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad
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