Some tankards have glass bottoms, some don’t. Nick discusses the different possible reasons for those glass bottoms in this episode of Nick’s Kitchen Sink. What is your personal theory for why some tankards have glass bottoms? Let me know on anchor: https://anchor.fm/thenick/message Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickjthetford Picture retrieved from somewhere... I can’t really remember. I think it was eBay.

Did Coca-Cola make Santa red? Evidence says no. Santa had been drawn red for decades. The modern version of Santa has been around since at least the 1880s in work by cartoonist Thomas Nast, way before the Coke ads! Do you think Santa has always been red? Coke gave him his coat? Or he’s always had multiple coats? Let me know on anchor: https://anchor.fm/thenick/message Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickjthetford Picture retrieved from Pixaby.

Rabbit or duck, that is the question! In this pilot episode we talk about a famous drawing that some see as a duck and some see it as a rabbit. We explore some facts around this fascinating piece of history. Artwork for this episode, titled "Kaninchen und Ente" (or “Rabbit and Duck” in English) can be traced back to an unattributed drawing in Fliegende Blätter, a German magazine from October 1892. So, I think it’s safe to use. What do you see? Rabbit or duck? Let me know on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/thenick/message Twitter: twitter.com/nickjthetford