Erudition

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the bizarre and very rare phenomenon of the “stone baby,” as well as about a woman who carried one of these fetuses in her body for about six decades. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn the gruesome origin of the expression “run amok”. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about why you used to have to use #2 pencils on Scantron tests, as well as a boatload of fascinating facts about pencils and their surprisingly interesting history. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to learn about what was essentially the king of the ocean for many millions of years, the terrifying and gigantic Megalodon. [TRANSCRIPT]

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In this episode, you’re going to find out what exactly is going on in your body when you get an ice cream headache. [TRANSCRIPT]

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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]

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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]

As mentioned in the episode, if you’re curious whether you’re on the “Facial Blindness” spectrum, you can take an online test to determine that here.

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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 baseball games, as well as the truth about what actually inspired the tradition of the 7th inning stretch in the first place. [TRANSCRIPT: Batting in High Heels | 7th Inning Stretch]

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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 with Domino’s Pizza. [TRANSCRIPT]

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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.  In the Bonus section, you’re also going to learn why turkeys (as in the bird) are called that. [TRANSCRIPT: Doughnut Brain | Turkeys]

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