Hey everyone, Dan here with a flaming hot sporkful reheat for you.

We took this one out of the deep freezer and heated up so much that it's now flaming hot.

I'm joking just a little bit because in this episode we tackle the surprisingly loaded question

of who really invented Flaming Hot Cheetos.

This one comes by request from listener Adrian in New Jersey who writes,

I just watched Flamen Hot, the comedy slash drama about the man who claims to have invented

the Flaming Hot Cheetos, Richard Montanieres. I know that claim has been debunked, but it was a good

story nevertheless. I'd love to revisit that episode. Well, it's true. There's been some debunking,

Adrian, but the story is even more dramatic than that setup makes it sound, so I cannot wait to share this episode. Well, it's true. There's been some debunking, Adrian, but the story is even more dramatic

than that setup makes it sound, so I cannot wait to share this episode with you. Now, remember,

if there's an episode of the Sporkful, you want us to pull out of the deep freezer and reheat

to room temperature or flame and hot, let us know. Send me an email or voice memo to hello at sporkful.com. Make sure you tell me your name, location,

which episode you want us to reheat, and why.

Thanks so much, and enjoy.

This episode contains explicit language.

I debunk the story of Glenn Bell

and how he got the idea for Taco Bell.

I debunk the story of Doritos.

I blew apart the claim by Taco Johns, the fast food taco chain based in Wyoming, who has a trademark to Taco Tuesday.

I destroyed Taco John's claim by going into the archives and telling the true story of the term Taco Tuesday.

I live for these things. But when it came to this one,

I just couldn't cast out on it. It was just too good of a feel-good story. I assumed it was real.

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