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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The Easy-Bake Oven Has Put Kids At The Forefront Of Lightbulb-Based Cooking For Decades
Description: Happy National Easy Bake Oven Day! It was today in 1963 that kids could start baking by lightbulb thanks to these colorful little toy appliances. We'll explain how it all came together. Plus: today is National Candy Day, so probably a good time to visit the online Candy Wrapper Museum.
The Untold History of the Easy Bake Oven (Gizmodo)
Take a Peek Inside the Candy Wrapper Museum (Smithsonian)
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