Short Stuff: The Original Snake Oil Salesman
There’s a great origin story behind snake oil salesmen, and it has to do with just one guy who...
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Short Stuff: The Original Snake Oil Salesman
There’s a great origin story behind snake oil salesmen, and it has to do with just one guy who...
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What Americans Ate When There Were No Food Laws
There was a brief period in America’s history – after people left the farm to work in the city...
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Selects: The Unabomber: Misguided to say the least
The Unabomber was one of the most notorious and longest lasting cases in the history of the FBI....
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Do teachers and managers give special treatment to those who they're told have great academic or...
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Short Stuff: School Bus Yellow
Why are all school buses the same color? Because one man made it so. This is that story. See...
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Clue(do): Third Best Board Game Ever
Whether you know it as Clue or Cluedo, the whodunnit mystery board game is one of the best of all...
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Disgust is an odd thing. It makes sense that we would feel a sense of revulsion at the thought of...
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How did the sleepy Nevada town of Las Vegas become LAS VEGAS? Well, we'll let you know over the...
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Short Stuff: Wainscoting: When Half a Wall is Enough
Wainscoting is a beloved and time-tested decorative way to spruce up your walls. But what is it...
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The Harrowing Story of the North Hollywood Shootout
Tune in today to listen to the story of when North Hollywood became a war zone after a brazen...
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Selects: A List Of Games You Would Surely Lose to a Computer
We live in a time where computers can beat the best humans in the world at chess, checkers, poker...
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One thing you could do is create your own language. Some people do and for lots of different...
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Jumping into a cold pool after a long sauna or hot tub can be pretty great. Saunas have proven...
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The Strange Unsolved Murder of Ken McElroy
The murder of Ken McElroy comes off like a story from a cheap paperback book you’d get to read on...
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Selects: Is yogurt a miracle food?
Yogurt has been touted as a health food, but is it? Maybe. If you eat it every day. We get into...
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We all know what happened at Jonestown, but who was Jim Jones before the tragedy at the People's...
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Back in 1994, Nederland, Colorado found out it had a resident it hadn’t accounted for. See...
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Dry Cleaning: Not Really Dry(!)
Dry cleaning is one of those things that we’re all familiar with but don’t actually know much...
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Selects: History's Greatest Traitors
The annals of history hold a special place for people who have carried out treachery and betrayed...
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You’ve probably seen cranes moving elegantly in the sky, but did you know what an important role...
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