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In this weekend why episode, you’re going to learn where the expression “basket case” came from. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the secret message recently found in Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the famous Sherlock Holmes phrase that never was and why we say it anyways today. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the little girl who named the dwarf planet of Pluto and how she came up with the name.  You’re also going to learn why it is that movie advertisement clips that are often shown before movies are commonly called “trailers.” [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the short, bearded, gray haired man who inspired the Beatles’ famous song, Sexy Sadie. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about a remarkable nineteenth century woman, Nellie Bly, and her undercover adventure in an insane asylum. [TRANSCRIPT]

You can read more about Nellie Bly’s adventures in her own words:  The Complete Works of Nellie Bly: Ten Days in a Mad-House, Around the World in Seventy-Two Days, The Mystery of Central Park, and Six Months in Mexico

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In this episode, you’re going to learn why your eyes water when you’re cutting onions. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this weekend why episode of the podcast, you’re going to learn about the evolution of the word “gay” and how it came to be applied to people who are homosexual.

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about how a Leonardo DiCaprio haircut managed to infuriate the Taliban. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn who the man was that was shot and killed in the famous “Saigon Execution” photo, how the photo was misrepresented in the media, and why he was killed. [TRANSCRIPT]

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