Erudition

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a man, nicknamed “White Death” by his enemies, who is considered to be the greatest sniper in history and who achieved this status without the use of a scope. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn just what the Moon smells and tastes like. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the real color of the Sun. And if you’re thinking it’s yellow, you might want to give this episode a listen. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about a Japanese man who continued fighting WWII decades after it ended, because he thought the war was still going on. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn whether there is any truth to the idea that listening to Mozart will make you more intelligent. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn how two teenagers, $100, a bicycle borrowed from a friend, and a little elbow grease comprised the humble origins of what today is one of the largest companies in the world. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about the first known robot ever made, which dates back a surprising amount in history.

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the twisted tale of the man who has gone down in history as the most prolific executioner of all time. [TRANSCRIPT]

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This episode is brought you by lynda.com, which is actually where TodayIFoundOut’s video person, Verity, learned how to make the videos here in the first place. When we got the idea for the channel, she didn’t know how to do anything with videos, and used lynda.com to learn Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects, and Illustrator in short order in her free time, which were all needed to make the videos for our youtube channel. After just 5 videos now, we’re already approaching 500K views, so seems to have worked out.

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In this episode, you’re going to learn if Ostriches really do hide their heads in the sand when they detect danger.

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In this episode, you’re going to learn some very surprising truths about Velociraptors and how the real life animals differed from the Jurassic Park film depictions. (TRANSCRIPT)

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