Let Me Google That

Let Me Google That

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Let Me Google That episodes

  • Leaked! The Pentagon Papers
    A historic journalistic endeavor that required an epic amount of Xeroxing.
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    7 min
  • Morse Code
    This week in 1844, Samuel Morse sent the first single-wire telegraph message using the machine and code he invented in the wake of his wife's death. The message he sent?
    10 min
  • How We Beat Smallpox
    On May 8th 1980 the WHO announced smallpox had been eradicated. Here's how we did it — and why we haven't managed to eradicate any other disease in the decades since.
    17 min
  • How Egg Hatching Works
    #EasterSunday is the perfect day to contemplate the nanostructure of eggshells, which baby chicks must violently peck their way out of in order to enter the world.
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    6 min
  • Origin of the High Five
    Happy #NationalHighFiveDay! Here's a neat little history of the high five & its many variations.
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    5 min
  • Why Do We Have Names?
    Why do humans have names & how long have we been naming each other? Also: dolphins have names, too! Researchers think baby dolphins actually name themselves. Today's #NationalNameYourselfDay so call in with the @anchor app & share what you'd name yourself!
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    10 min
  • The Sign of the Penis

    For #NationalDoctorsDay, let's talk about the eponymous nature of medicine! Ever heard of "Throckmorton's sign?" Otherwise known as the *John Thomas* sign?

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    6 min
  • The "Get Out and Push" Railroad

    If you wanted to go from Wilmington, California to Long Beach circa 1882, you could take a train. But be warned: its nickname was the "Get Out and Push Railroad" or, a more modern interpretation: "The Little Engine That Literally Could Not Even."

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    5 min

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Fascinating fodder to fuel your next trip down a Wikihole. Brought to you by Water Cooler Trivia (watercoolertrivia.com). *Content Warning* Language, comic mischief, & weird stuff! Support this…