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Stuff You Should Know

If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD,

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Science has a handle on fireflies and glowworms, but most bioluminescent animals live in the ocean a

Over the course of human existence, thousands of nuclear weapons have been exploded on Earth and in

Possibly the most horrifically-named disease anyone could contract, flesh-eating bacteria can lead q

When you vote in an American presidential election, you're not voting for your candidate - you're vo

Did you know there are as many as 500,000 abandoned mines in the US, but the federal government know

If you're an American adult, there's a 1 in 4 chance you have a criminal record. While it's less lik

Putting lasers in space to blast Soviet missiles out of the air was a very real part of Ronald Reaga

The Shark Diaries

2012/8/14

In this special episode of Stuff You Should Know, Chuck and Josh tip their hats to Shark Week with a

How Shark Attacks Work

2012/8/9

A shark attack is a terrifying experience for the victim -- but are sharks really man-eating monster

How Ramadan Works

2012/8/7

It's the holiest month of the Muslim calendar, and for good reason. It was during the month of Ramad

With the end of the shuttle program and an International Space Station still in need of supplies, th

How the Musketeers Worked

2012/7/31

You know and love them as a fluffy chocolate nougat and maybe as a book and a movie, but musketeers

How does time travel work? Could it ever cross the line from science fiction into science fact? Join

White-collar crime often involves fraud and other nonviolent acts. For most people, the term "white-

How Lightning Works

2012/7/12

You've seen lightning before, and maybe you're even afraid of it. You should be. The air is ripped a

The spectacular eruptions of steam and water we call geysers are only the tip of the proverbial iceb

How Tabloids Work

2012/7/5

Having started as an egalitarian answer to 19th-century newspapers, tabloids came to peddle shock an

Is the Dead Sea dead?

2012/7/3

An anomaly of geography, the shores of Dead Sea form the lowest dry spot on Earth. It's been visited

Depending on who's in office, they're either a presidential tradition or the acts of a despot. Execu

Every once in a while Chuck and Josh do things by the numbers and here's a good example. Turns out a