Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

On any given day McDonald's serves huge numbers of people, either in restaurants or via drive-thru windows. But once, in the 1990s, the company also tried to operate restaurant cars on a long-distance German train line. Plus: since April 15 is traditionally tax day, so did you know that ancient Rome once taxed bachelors?  The McTrain: The Rise and Fall of McDonald's Ambitious Plan to Conquer the Railroads (The Drive) 8 of History's Strangest Taxes (Mental Floss) Thanks to our backers on Patreon, this show is completely cost and tax free for you!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message