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Short Stuff: The Dakota

2023/9/27

The Dakota is one of New York City's great buildings. And its backstory is pretty great to boot. See

Christine Granville was about as James Bond as it gets. Stories of her life as a spy during World Wa

What is Cockney Rhyming Slang? It's complicated and its origins are unclear. Learn everything we kno

Kombucha: Fizzy Goodness

2023/9/21

Kombucha is pretty popular right now. But what is it exactly and where did it come from? The answers

Have you ever stopped mid-pencil mark and realized to your astonishment where the plus sign came fro

It’s easy (and kind of fun) to laugh at the misfortune of CEOs and other high up business types when

Selects: How Floods Work

2023/9/16

Floods happen when more water is introduced to an area than can be quickly removed. That's about it,

In 1981 America suffered the worst accidental structural collapse in its history. Listen in today to

Face it, when you spill salt your life goes totally off the rails, maybe even forever. Fortunately,

It’s a listener request! Axolotls are one of the more amazing animals roaming the planet right now –

It seems like we largely take it for granted these days, but the fact that we have humans living in

Today we dive into the history and current state of Native American reservations. This serves as a n

Is OK the best word? It's certainly one of the most versatile. Check the interesting history of this

In WWII, Italy went through its own Jewish Holocaust, terrible at first then horrific as the Nazis t

Chuck and Josh end up making reduxes of past episodes on things like sweating and deodorant in this

Laurens Hammond invented the Hammond organ and in the process changed music history. But he was much

Short Stuff: Evil Eye

2023/8/30

You've seen the evil eye. Many Middle Eastern cultures have a long history with it. Learn how to thw

Henry Ford tried to build a Midwestern American town in the Amazon rainforest in the 1920s. It's tru

It's every kid's dream - a job playing with toys that pays in toys. It's a real thing and has been a

Plant Migration

2023/8/24

Climate change is having sweeping effects on our climate and this is changing the world, not just fo