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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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Editorial, or political cartoons, have a rich history in the United States and abroad. And though th

Agatha Christie was a great writer of murder mystery novels and is probably the best selling author

The Pinkertons became the most famous detective company in the U.S. But were they noble or notorious

The world experienced its first economic bubble when the Dutch went bonkers for tulips in the 1630s.

We move for all sorts of reasons – new job, new grandkid – but moving because it’s

The word doula in Ancient Greek might mean "female servant" but it's really not a great description

A manhunt is launched for MLK’s killer, James Earl Ray. After his capture he pleads guilty. Wi

Poutine is just one of those comforting dishes that's a must have when visiting the great nation of

When he was murdered by an assassin’s bullet, MLK was going through a hard time in his life an

When you get a bunch of artistic types together into a community – aka, the art world –

Indigenous women in Canada have always been vulnerable, but there’s a stretch of remote road t

Everyone knows brown eggs are more natural than white eggs right? Except that's not true. In reality

The Chelsea Hotel is one of New York City's landmarks for good reason. It's served as housing for bo

Every year the flu virus makes the rounds, laying up young and old alike for days before moving on t

The good news is that we know antidepressants can treat major depression, helping millions of people

Pete Rose said she was “bigger than any one player” in baseball during the 70s and 80s.

Scrabble is a game that neither of us plays with regularity. And maybe that's good for this episode.

It is literally all around you (and even inside you) - electricity makes up the basis of modern life

The market for Chinese art used to be very small and is now a billion dollar annual industry. What c

A request by our producer Dave C, we explore how totally on your own you were in Medieval England wh