Stuff You Should Know

Selects: How Air Traffic Control Works

You know how when you fly in an airline you usually don't die? You can thank the battalion of air...

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Revenge: Bitter, Not Sweet

Someone cuts you off in traffic or makes fun of your friend and all you can think of is how to...

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Short Stuff: The Dakota

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

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The Amazing Life of Christine Granville

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

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Selects: Cockney Rhyming Slang: Beautiful Gibberish

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

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Kombucha: Fizzy Goodness

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

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Short Stuff: Origin of Math Signs

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

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10ish Worst Business Decisions Ever

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

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Selects: How Floods Work

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

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The Hyatt Regency Skywalk Disaster

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

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Short Stuff: Why Spilling Salt is Unlucky

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

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Axolotls: The Smiling Salamander from Mexico

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

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Selects: How Space Stations Work

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

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Native American Reservations

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

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Short Stuff: History of OK

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

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The Made-up Disease of Syndrome K

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

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Selects: Body Odor: You Stink

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

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Laurens Hammond: The Non-Musical Genius Who Changed Popular Music

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

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Short Stuff: Evil Eye

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

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Fordlandia: Brazil Isn't Michigan

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

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