Victor eschews what’s actually trending to ask a fascinating question: when did Italy start producing olive oil? About 4000 years ago, according to new research that studied ancient pollen residue and charcoal remnants, among other things. Also, Aaron imagines the ancient mad scientist who must have undertaken dozens of go-nowhere experiments before discovering that olives were the specific things that produced the tastiest, most versatile oil when you squeezed them…
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