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    Podcast Episode #113: When and Why Humans Started Shaving Various Parts of Our Bodies

    In this episode, you're going to learn when and why ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn when and why humans started shaving various parts of our bodies, including why women started shaving their legs and armpits. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]

    May 7, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #112: Coffee and Feces, Brewing Up the World’s Most Expensive Cup of Joe

    In this episode, you're going to learn the slightly stomach ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn the slightly stomach turning origin of the world's most expensive cup of coffee.  You're also going to learn a surprising truth about professional wine tasters, as well as why coffee "beans" aren't actually beans.

    May 6, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #111: The Beatles and Their Archenemy- Jelly Beans

    In this episode, you're going to learn about one of ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn about one of the more bizarre and little known chapters in the Beatles' storied history- when they were continually pelted with Jelly Beans and were powerless to stop it. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]

    May 5, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #110: Why Blueprints Used to Commonly Be Printed on Blue Paper

    In this Weekend Why episode of the podcast, you're going ...

    In this Weekend Why episode of the podcast, you're going to learn why it is that blueprints were once commonly printed on blue paper. - [podcastfeedlinks]

    May 4, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #109: Why Coupons Have a Cash Value

    In this Weekend Why episode of the podcast, you're going ...

    In this Weekend Why episode of the podcast, you're going to learn why it is that coupons sometimes have a very small cash value listed. - [podcastfeedlinks]

    May 3, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #108: The Invention Nobody Wanted That Became One of the Top Selling Office Products of All Time

    In this episode, you're going to learn about how one ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn about how one of the most common and most frequently used office products in the world almost never saw the light of day owing to a series of rejections while it was being developed and then being nearly wholly re...

    May 2, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #107: One of the Most Popular “Constellations” in the World Isn’t One

    In this episode, you're going to learn what exactly makes ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn what exactly makes a constellation a constellation, and about how one of the most popular star configurations in the world isn't actually a constellation, despite it being called such in common vernacular. -

    May 1, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #106: Why Trick Candles Re-Light After Being Blown Out

    In this episode, you're going to learn exactly how trick ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn exactly how trick candles work and what makes them different from normal candles in terms of their makeup. - [podcastfeedlinks]

    Apr 30, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #105: Why We Call Things “The Big Cheese” and Why Golf Balls Have Dimples

    In this episode, you're going to learn why we call ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn why we call certain things "the big cheese" as well as the scientific reason golf balls have dimples.  In the Bonus Facts, you're also going to learn the origin of several other food related phrases like cakewalk ...

    Apr 29, 2014 Read more
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    Podcast Episode #104: Does Alcohol Really Prevent Hypothermia?

    In this episode, you're going to learn the truth about ...

    In this episode, you're going to learn the truth about whether alcohol actually warms your body and the role it can play in hypothermia, which is quite contrary to popular belief. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]

    Apr 28, 2014 Read more
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