Brain Junk

2024 is the 100th anniversary of Band-aids. But before they were the little strips in cool tins, they came in a roll you could cut to size.Show Notes:Johnson & Johnson history of Band-aidsWikipedia: Band-aid historyDisposable AmericaThe Atlantic: The Story of the Black Band-aidTruColour BandagesTranscript:[00:00:03] Speaker A: Welcome to brain junk. I'm Amy Barton.[00:00:05] Speaker B: And I'm Trace Kerr. And I do have a cold.[00:00:08] Speaker A: Yes.[00:00:08] Speaker B: But today is everything you never knew you wanted to know about band aids.[00:00:13] Speaker A: I want to know many things. Did you buy picturey ones for your children, or were you kind of scroogey?[00:00:20] Speaker B: Here's the thing. I kind of felt like the picturey ones didn't have enough of the nick.I'm a fan of the fabricy ones because I feel like they stay on better.[00:00:32] Speaker A: Yeah, but.[00:00:33] Speaker B: Okay, so, 2024, I just figured this out when I was doing research, is the 100th anniversary of the eponymous b