Chris & Dave are back! So they made this mini episode to tell you that! We will have new episodes coming out every 2 weeks on Mundane Mondays! Dave also shares his shoe-based mishap in a mildly desperate bid to see if anyone else has had the same experience PLEASE TELL US (comment etc!) anyway have a great day!

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Dave & Chris immediately start talking about Slipknot Sleepovers (SleepKnots), before finally starting a deep dive into just one of those magical accessories many use to hold their trousers up.

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References:

• https://joojoobs.com/history-belts/

Chris & Dave discuss that non-bed thing we lay on at bedtime and Dave's 'real job' offers us an opportunity to uncharacteristically offer actual expert advice (plus some celebrity gossip!)

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References:

• https://www.dreams.co.uk/sleep-matters-club/the-history-of-the-mattress
• https://familytreemagazine.com/uncategorized/history-matters-once-upon-a-mattress/

Dave & Chris take their first steps (or swims) into the animal kingdom to look at one hell of a pet.

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References:

• https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/animals/2019/10/epic-history-humble-goldfish
• https://thegoldfishtank.com/goldfish-facts/
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4341254.stm

Dave & Chris get sleepy together and look into the history as well as the many uses of those special soft rectangles that live in your bed.

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References:

• https://hankeringforhistory.com/pillows-throughout-the-ages-guest-post/

Chris & Dave blow the entire pedestrian management world wide open by lifting up the stripes and revealing the intrigue underneath.

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References:

• https://groundtoground.org/2013/07/10/striped-history-story-zebra-crossing/
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/only-in-britain/panda-crossing/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelican_crossing
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panda_crossing
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puffin_crossing
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toucan_crossing
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus_crossing

Dave & Chris explore the much loved kitchen utensil as well as what it contains physically and spiritually. We also tell you what a spurtle is which is helpful if you're not Scottish.

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References:

• https://www.pacificmerchants.com/blog/the-history-of-the-wooden-spoon/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurtle