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Science fiction writers have made some amazingly accurate predictions over the years, but in 1945 th

Outside of Germany, King Ludwig II is relatively unknown. And, yet, he is one of history’s most trag

You – yes, you! – can be a hero to neglected and abused animals. But there’s a right way to do it, a

When Napster reared its head in 1999, it marked the beginning of the end of the compact disc era. To

The '60s ended with a lot of turbulence, not the least of which was the Manson Family Murders. What

Out of all the jobs a person can have, few are as overtly dangerous as making sure bombs don’t go of

How did a large section of downtown Los Angeles become a permanent fixture of unhoused individuals?

The Olympic marathon of 1904 is an incredible story filled with wacky characters, cheating, heat and

If you didn’t already know how amazing hummingbirds are, prepare to learn. Not only do they count am

Today we think of Luddites as people who don’t know how to use technology or are maybe even afraid o

What in the world is a chupacabra? Is it even real or is it the stuff of legend? Listen in to find o

There is A LOT of made-up stuff on the internet that gets passed off as true. But once in a while so

Body language is how you communicate without words. Some say it bears more impact in communication t

Cher is an icon, with hits spanning an unbelievable SEVEN decades. So kick back as we laud the singe

Being tarred and feathered is an old trope in America, but the actuality of it was pretty brutal, no

It’s so simple, yet so compelling: you mine blocks and cut down trees to put things together to make

Depending on who you talk to, Genghis Khan was either a sadistic madman or one of the great leaders

Many of us have experienced the odd sensation that we shouldn’t trust ourselves not to simply jump f

We know how our skin prunes, but we don't know for sure why. Chuck likes the leading theory, Josh do

Rudolf Diesel was a game changing inventor, though his most famous product was not used how he envis