Who in their right mind would jump from thousands of feet in hopes of being caught by some cords and fabric? Turns out people have been doing it for centuries.
 
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Da Vinci’s Parachute

About the first parachute jump

 An early history of the harness parachute

A summary of parachuting in WWI & WWII

About paratroopers

The military’s new parachute

The plane with a parachute

About skydiving

About France and the first airplane

About the world’s highest skydive

The history of Gatorade is a sweet one, from Florida football to California legislation. Robert and Sam break it all down on an episode you don't want to miss.

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Gatorade Timeline

An outdated but useful history of Gatorade

About Thirst Quencher 2

“Be Like Mike” Gatorade Commercial

The bill that banned Gatorade

The Gx Sweat Patch

Weekends are a curious thing. They start with Egypt, go through Babylon and Rome, and finally make their way to the modern world. As our economy advances, we look to the future to make the weekend even longer.

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The article that inspired this episode

About the Babylonians and their timekeeping

About the Sabbath

About Saint Monday

The Fair Labor Standards Act

About the pandemic’s impact on working hours

About Spain’s 3 day weekend

Cryptocurrencies predate bitcoin by nearly 30 years, and they have taken on a variety of successful or failed shapes and sizes. Listen to Sam and Robert go through the history of these alternative currencies and maybe even decide if you should invest yourself.

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Why everyone is selling their bitcoin

 About Austrian vs. Keynesian economics

Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money

The Original Bitcoin Whitepaper

About PayPal

About Bitcoin Forks

About Libra

Libra Whitepaper

The History of... has come such a long way in the past year, it's almost embarrassing to think where we started.

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About the Wham-o Frisbee

About "Guts"

History of Ultimate According to WFDF

An Alternative Source for the History of the Sport

About the WFDF

About USA Ultimate

About the AUDL

Adam Curry was  a radio broadcaster and talk show host in the Netherlands. In 1987, he became a TV personality on MTV, interviewing about every music star from Madonna to Michael Jackson. Adam Curry founded PodShow in 2005 and is credited with the creation of podcasting as a medium, earning him the name the "Podfather." Adam Curry is also a Dutch knight.

Adam Curry hosts 3 podcasts:

No Agenda

Moe Factz with Adam Curry

Podcasting 2.0

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At the end of her life, the biggest proponent of Mother's Day hated the holiday. Don't let Mother's Day be just another opportunity for commercial revenue. Show your mother you really lover her. 
Happy Mother's Day

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Ancient Mother’s Day

About Rhea

About Laetare Sunday

About the Word Laetare

 About Ann Jarvis

 About Julia Ward Howe

Appeal to Motherhood Throughout the World

About the First Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day in Congress

This episode was produced by Hope Fordahle.

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Statistics about coffee

Coffee's history according to PBS

Historical figures who loved coffee

David Perlmutter is the author of The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows and America Toons In: A History of Television Animation. He is also a freelance writer for Medium.com.

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Jane Chastain was the first female sports anchor and reporter. She hosted the "Girls Rules" radio show and reported with the Miami Dolphins as well as the NBA on CBS. Today, Mrs. Chastain writes online political commentary - Politically Direct.

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