Erudition

In this episode, you’re going to learn where the holiday of Halloween came from and why we celebrate it by dressing up and having kids go door to door collecting candy. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the truth about the often repeated idea that people have put razor blades in or poisoned Halloween candy. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn why we call Autumn (or Fall), Winter, Spring, and Summer by those names. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn why in many regions of the world toilet paper only comes in white, as well as some other interesting facts about this relatively modern product, at least in terms of being used popularly. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the story behind Marilyn Monroe’s famous nude calendar and how she managed to overcome the normal stigmas attached to such things in her era. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story about a traveling salesman for a printing company who ultimately, through something of a hobby while he traveled, became the man behind the Duncan Hines brand. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about one of the more interesting nations on planet Earth, Sealand. Pirate radio, kidnapping, dramatic battles- the principality of Sealand has seen all of these things and more, despite only being an extremely tiny micronation lying about 7 nautical miles the coast from Suffolk, England. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn some interesting facts about famed English king Richard the Lionheart, who in fact spent the vast majority of his life away from England and reportedly barely spoke English at all. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story of how the first element discovered since ancient times was accidentally isolated by a man playing around with vast amounts of human urine. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn where the tradition of carving pumpkins came from and why we call carved pumpkins “Jack O’ Lanterns.” [TRANSCRIPT]

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