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b"Where are meatballs from, and why does it matter? Social media users frenziedly grappled with these very questions on 29th April, 2018, when Sweden\\u2019s official Twitter account proclaimed: \\u201cSwedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe King Charles XII brought home from Turkey in the early 18th century. Let's stick to the facts!\\u201d\\nDoes this tale about the Royal family bringing meatballs back from the Ottoman Empire check out? And doesn\\u2019t every culture in the world have some form of meatballs? You\\u2019d think these would be innocent questions - but they ended up overhauling Sweden\\u2019s social media strategy for good\\u2026\\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly trace the origins of IKEA\\u2019s best-selling product; reveal the world-record for meatball consumption; and investigate a Finnish hack for soupy balls\\u2026\\nFurther Reading:\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Swedish Meatballs Are Actually Turkish, According to Sweden\\u2019 (TIME, 2018): https://time.com/5263690/swedish-meatballs-actually-turkish/\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Sweden\\u2019s official Twitter account will no longer be run by random Swedes\\u2019 (The Verge, 2018): https://www.theverge.com/2018/9/5/17824338/sweden-twitter-account-citizens-takeover-swedish\\n\\u2022 \\u2018Sweden admits Swedish meatballs are actually from Turkey\\u2019 (CBS Evening News, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0ShdZADmhg\\n#food #culture #sweden #2010s #tech #funny\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\\xa0\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"