I Learned a Thing in the Bathroom

In this edition, find out just how many steps you have to climb to get to the mist-shrouded Tiger’s Nest Monastery; discover how to go on vacation inside an active volcano; and find out how to pronounce Ittoqqortoormiit (we think).

In this edition, learn how much more exercise cavemen did than you; find out why our bodies look so different to those of our ancestors; and discover the surprising place you can still see an example of the human body in its most “natural” state.

In this edition, learn how a single meteorite knocked down 80 million trees in one blast; find out how a leftover WWII ammo dump became the biggest non-nuclear explosion in human history; and discover the mind-boggling space explosion that puts supernovas to shame.

In this edition, discover the most expensive planet in the universe; find out how a planet can get as hot as 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit; and learn which planet is so awful that it literally rains rocks.

In this edition, learn which deeply unsexy animal inspired the idea of mermaids; find out why maps used to say “Here Be Dragons”; and discover why the Kraken used to have a lot fewer tentacles than it does now.

In this edition, you’ll hear the shocking number of nuclear weapons that have been lost in this country alone; why there’s a giant stash of Nazi nerve gas in Alabama; and why 124 tons of the deadliest chemical weapon ever created are sitting on the seabed just off the coast of New Jersey.

In this edition, discover why history’s shortest war lasted slightly less than your lunch hour; find out how a war was started by angry sports fans; and learn which two countries managed to go to war over a pastry shop.

In this edition, learn why Santa’s workshop might struggle to open on an ice sheet; find out what happens when Santa takes an accidental dip in the Arctic ocean; and discover the nutritional properties of reindeer meat (you know, just in case).

In this edition, discover how two cavemen ended up with $7 billion; find out why “finders keepers” isn’t legally binding when it comes to buried treasure; and learn about the 54 decapitated vikings who ruined a freeway.

In this edition, learn what motivates different kinds of jerks to be the biggest jerky jerks they can be; find out why being a jerk can sometimes be addictive; and discover what you can actually do about a raging jerk-hole.