Let them eat cake

Why do we celebrate birthdays with cake? In this episode of Thick & Thin, I detail the reign of the infamous French Queen, Marie Antoinette, and discover the origins of birthday parties.  

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Sources:
The Marie Antoinette Diet: Eat Cake and Still Lose Weight
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-marie-antoinette-diet
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-marie-antoinette
https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/people-politics/tamerlanes-reign-of-terror/
https://www.britannica.com/story/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake
https://biblehub.com/genesis/40-20.htm
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/history-of-birthdays_n_4227366
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