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Podcast Episode #314: Howard Hughes and His Money
In this episode, you're going to learn just what happened ...
In this episode, you're going to learn just what happened to Howard Hughes' vast estate after he died, given he left no will and had no known direct descendents. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #313: Abracadabra
In this episode, you're going to learn the fascinating origin ...
In this episode, you're going to learn the fascinating origin of the word "abracadabra" and the important medical role this mystical word was used for through most of recorded history. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #312: The Skeletons in Ben Franklin’s Closet
In this episode, you're going to learn about the many ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the many human skeletons recently found buried under Ben Franklin's house and how they got there. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #311: The Body of Elmer McCurdy
In this episode, you're going to learn about the near ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the near 70 year long saga of Elmer McCurdy's body, and how it ultimately ended up on the set of a popular TV show. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #310: The Invention of the High Five and the First Openly Gay Major League Baseball Player
In this episode, you're going to learn about the first ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the first openly gay Major League Baseball player, who also happens to have the distinction of performing the first documented high-five, and who ultimately popularized this now ubiquitous celebratory slap w...
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Podcast Episode #309: The Bermuda Triangle
In this episode, you're going to learn whether there is ...
In this episode, you're going to learn whether there is any truth to the notion that the Bermuda Triangle is a ship and plane graveyard. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #308: How January 1st Became the New Year
In this episode, you're going to learn why January 1st ...
In this episode, you're going to learn why January 1st is considered the first day of the New Year in many parts of the world, along with a lot of other interesting facts about how the modern calendar came to be. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #307: Auld Lang Syne
In this episode, you're going to learn how the tradition ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how the tradition of singing Auld Lang Syne on New Year's Eve got started and who originally composed the song in the first place. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #306: Dropping the Ball
In this episode, you're going to learn how the tradition ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how the tradition of "dropping the ball" on New Year's Eve in Times Square got started. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #305: The Truth About the Origin of the Candy Cane
In this episode, we're going to debunk many of the ...
In this episode, we're going to debunk many of the origin stories surrounding the candy cane, and trace the evolution of this confectionery and how it became a Christmas staple. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
