<p><strong>Rerun:</strong> Welcome to Mike’s Nerd Bytes—bite-sized stories about the strange, the curious, and the just plain nerdy!</p><p>On this episode, we’re diving into a juicy bit of science history—tomatoes. Did you know that at one point, people thought tomatoes were deadly poison?</p><p>Yep, they had a reputation as “poison apples,” and it kept them off dinner plates for ages. So, how did something so delicious get such a deadly reputation?</p><p>Thanks for tuning in to Mike’s Nerd Bytes! Get your snack-sized fix of fun science, tech facts, quirky history, and mind-blowing inventions in every episode.</p><p>New episodes every Friday! Stay curious, keep it nerdy, and don’t forget to follow, like, subscribe, and tell your friends!</p><p><strong>Listen Now: </strong><a href="https://pod.link/1777711855">⁠⁠⁠<strong>https://pod.link/1777711855</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Find me on Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Find me on X: </strong><a href="https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Find me on PodMatch: </strong><a href="https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Find me on Podchaser: </strong><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008">⁠⁠⁠<strong>https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Science podcast, tech podcast, fun facts, quirky history, inventions, discoveries, science history, educational podcast, STEM, learning while laughing, short podcast, geek culture, bite-sized learning</p><p>#SciencePodcast #TechFacts #FunScience #STEM #ScienceHistory #NerdBytes #PodcastLover #LearnSomethingNew</p>

Mike's Nerd Bytes

Michael J Maione

Rerun: The Killer Tomato E43

OCT 3, 20259 MIN
Mike's Nerd Bytes

Rerun: The Killer Tomato E43

OCT 3, 20259 MIN

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<p><strong>Rerun:</strong> Welcome to Mike’s Nerd Bytes—bite-sized stories about the strange, the curious, and the just plain nerdy!</p><p>On this episode, we’re diving into a juicy bit of science history—tomatoes. Did you know that at one point, people thought tomatoes were deadly poison?</p><p>Yep, they had a reputation as “poison apples,” and it kept them off dinner plates for ages. So, how did something so delicious get such a deadly reputation?</p><p>Thanks for tuning in to Mike’s Nerd Bytes! Get your snack-sized fix of fun science, tech facts, quirky history, and mind-blowing inventions in every episode.</p><p>New episodes every Friday! Stay curious, keep it nerdy, and don’t forget to follow, like, subscribe, and tell your friends!</p><p><strong>Listen Now: </strong><a href="https://pod.link/1777711855">⁠⁠⁠<strong>https://pod.link/1777711855</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Find me on Instagram: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/mnb_podcast_nj/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Find me on X: </strong><a href="https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/MikesNerdBytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Find me on PodMatch: </strong><a href="https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423">⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://community.podmatch.com/members/31752423⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Find me on Podchaser: </strong><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008">⁠⁠⁠<strong>https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/mikes-nerd-bytes-5885008</strong>⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Science podcast, tech podcast, fun facts, quirky history, inventions, discoveries, science history, educational podcast, STEM, learning while laughing, short podcast, geek culture, bite-sized learning</p><p>#SciencePodcast #TechFacts #FunScience #STEM #ScienceHistory #NerdBytes #PodcastLover #LearnSomethingNew</p>