Episode 49 - Seattle's Bold and Roasty Best and Paul Bunyan Day

The 27th is Sunglasses Day. The first sunglasses were invented in 12th century China. They didn't protect against UV rays, and they could still obscure the eyes. Chinese judges would wear smoke colored lenses to help themselves seem emotionally aloof while trying cases.

The 28th is Paul Bunyan Day! There are a lot of crazy stories about Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox, Babe mostly dating to the late 1800s to early 1900s. Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes are Babe's footprints, the Grand Canyon was made by Paul dragging his ax behind him.

It took five storks to carry Paul to his parents in Maine. He was that big already!
They kept him in a bed off the coast of Maine and when he would rock it created such big waves it would flood the coastal towns. The townsfolk were not happy.
When Paul was short on help he trained giant ants to help him. They weighted over 2000 pounds and ate nothing but the best Swedish stuff. The ants did the work of 50 ordinary men. In the winter Paul bundles them up for warmth do that they wouldn’t hibernate.

His hotcake griddle was greased by men skating on slabs of bacon. The stories came from lumberjacks telling stories around the fire. Kind of reminds me of an old-timey Chuck Norris…

Also Waffle Iron Day is on the 29th. Waffles date back to the 1300s in Greece. Flat cakes cooked between two metal pans and served with cheese and herbs, since maple syrup wasn't around...