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The Passing of the Cereal Box Toy. | Ocracoke’s Dialect. | Finding Marco Polo.

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You may remember when buying cereal was as much about the toy inside the box as the cereal. Then it just stopped.

There’s a unique island that’s less than 10 miles long, has under 1,000 permanent residents, and speaks its own language. And it’s part of North Carolina. This week, we set sail for Ocrcoke.

We all know how to play Marco Polo, but no one knows where it came from - until now.

Sources:

https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2022/04/why-do-we-yell-marco-polo/amp/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/why-toys-disappeared-from-cereal-boxes

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190623-the-us-island-that-speaks-elizabethan-english

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Content provided by Commute - The Podcast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Commute - The Podcast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

You may remember when buying cereal was as much about the toy inside the box as the cereal. Then it just stopped.

There’s a unique island that’s less than 10 miles long, has under 1,000 permanent residents, and speaks its own language. And it’s part of North Carolina. This week, we set sail for Ocrcoke.

We all know how to play Marco Polo, but no one knows where it came from - until now.

Sources:

https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2022/04/why-do-we-yell-marco-polo/amp/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/why-toys-disappeared-from-cereal-boxes

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20190623-the-us-island-that-speaks-elizabethan-english

http://www.commutethepodcast.com
Follow Commute:
Instagram - instagram.com/commutethepodcast/
Twitter - @PodcastCommute
Facebook - facebook.com/commutethepodcast

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