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Latest Episodes

Podcast Episode #340: Going Grey
February 13, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn why hair turns grey as you get older, why stress can cause your hair to turn grey sooner, and a lot of other interesting facts about hair. [TRANSCRIPT] [podcastfeedlinks]

Podcast Episode #339: Faces
February 12, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn about a bizarre medical condition where those who suffer from it have difficulty "seeing" faces, and in the extreme case, the individuals can't even recognize their own face in the mirror or in pictures. [TRANSCRIPT]

Podcast Episode #338: Batting in High Heels and a Dress
February 11, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn about the only woman to ever bat during an official Major League Baseball game. In the second half of the show, you're also going to learn why we sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch of ba

Podcast Episode #337: Avoid the Noid
February 10, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn about what funny thing 50% of the ownership of the company that would become Domino's Pizza was sold for.  You're also going to learn an equally humorous story about a man named Kenneth Noid and what he had to do wi

Podcast Episode #336: Doughnut for a Brain
February 09, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn about how one of the largest creatures on Earth has a very tiny, doughnut shaped brain with their equally tiny esophagus running right through it, along with a lot of other interesting facts about this amazing animal

Podcast Episode #335: Welcoming the Overlords
February 06, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn where the expression "I, for one, welcome our new X overlords" came from.  In the Bonus section, you're also going to learn why a week is 7 days long. [TRANSCRIPT: Overlords | Week] [podcastfeedlinks]

Podcast Episode #334: Mentos, The Bubble Maker
February 05, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn the science behind why Mentos and certain beverages, like Diet Coke, react to produce a geyser of bubbles. [TRANSCRIPT] [podcastfeedlinks]

Podcast Episode #333: Hot Dogs and Their Buns
February 04, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn why it is that hot dogs traditionally come in packs of 10 and hot dog buns in packs of 8. In the Bonus section, you're also going to learn why milk is white. [TRANSCRIPT: Hot Dogs | Milk] [podcastfeedlinks]

Podcast Episode #332: Jeans
February 03, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn about who invented jeans, what inspired their creation, and how they became so popular. In the Bonus article, you're also going to learn why women's bikes traditionally have slanted crossbars. [TRANSCRIPT: Jeans | Bi

Podcast Episode #331: What Happened to the Neanderthals
February 02, 2015

In this episode, you're going to learn the various theories on what happened to all the neanderthals, as well as what the current leading theory is.  You're also going to learn a surprising fact about modern humans in relation to Neanderthals.  In the B