Dark History 52: Stop beating your meat with this tasty treat! THE DARK HISTORY OF GRAHAM CRACKERS
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Aug 31, 2022 A crusader against booze, meat, and sexual pleasure set out to reform America, and his crusade gave the world the original graham cracker: a bland, joyless snack meant to curb more than hunger. Along the way, meet health panics, bizarre medical beliefs, fervent followers, and a riot involving buckets of chemicals. Today’s sweet treat has a surprisingly scandalous backstory.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
The Importance of Being Sober
04:12 • 4min
Graham's Journey Preaching the Word of God
08:34 • 2min
The Morality of Sickness
10:20 • 1min
Graham's Diet Preaching
11:37 • 4min
Graham's Grease Cracker
15:19 • 3min
The Importance of Drinking Water
18:30 • 2min
How Graham's Lifestyle Changed the World
20:45 • 3min
Graham's Little Angel
23:16 • 4min
Graham's Cracker
27:15 • 3min
The Rise and Fall of Graham Graham
30:08 • 5min
The Chemical Attack on the Grahamites
35:21 • 4min
The Story of Sylvester Graham
39:12 • 6min
How to Masturbate Graham Cracker
44:47 • 2min