The Real Story Behind Popeye and His Spinach

For nearly a century, we’ve been told that Popeye ate spinach because it was packed with iron. But the real story is far stranger. In this video, we uncover how Popeye became connected to spinach, where the famous iron myth actually came from, and why the story had almost nothing to do with the original character. From a throwaway joke in the 1930s to a myth that survived for generations, this is the real story behind Popeye and his spinach.