Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and everywhere else you listen to podcasts every-other Wednesday morning. FACT: During the Victorian era, both the US and England had an issue with mass ice cream poisoningsBy Rachel FeltmanThe next time you’re enjoying a scoop of ice cream this summer, consider this: Throughout the 1800s, people regularly died from eating the frozen treat, with whole groups at picnics and fairs falling violently ill after indulging. Scientists at the time never landed on one cause they could prove, but it’s likely that some combination of these factors made eating ice cream such a gamble. Listen to this week’s episode to learn how ancient Persians built ice-making domes in the desert and why thin, tasty waffles may have saved Britain from ice cream extinction.