The Internet Says it’s True

By Michael KentSociety & Culture Education History

The Internet Says it’s True episodes

August 24 Crossword Spy: D-Day's Strange Leak
Weeks before D-Day, readers of the Daily Telegraph began encountering some unusual answers in the newspaper's crossword puzzle - Utah, Omaha, Overlord, Mulberry and Neptune. British intelligence noticed too. The man constructing the puzzles was investigated, the invasion went ahead, and the whole thing was dismissed as an extraordinary coincidence. Forty years later, one of his former students finally explained where the words had really come from. We tell the story here, then talk with owner of Promotions and Unicorns Too, Rob Einhorn!
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58 min
August 19 Mid-Week Mini: Why Chicken is Called Chicken?
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about why chicken is called chicken when other meats have fancy names.

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3 min
August 17 Who was John Doe? A History of the Generic Name - REWIND
We're all familiar with the use of "John Doe" or "Jane Doe" as a placeholder name or when an identity is unknown. But where did the name come from? This week, we do a deep dive into the history of John Doe and find out who he really was - then do a quick quiz with podcaster Wize Otero!
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25 min
August 12 Mid-Week Mini: Hitler’s Nephew, The American Sailor
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how Hitler's nephew served in the United States Navy.

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3 min
August 10 America’s Most Dangerous Grave: Arlington’s Hidden Secret
A simple white headstone in Arlington National Cemetery hides one of the most remarkable stories in American history. This week, Michael Kent traces the life of Army Specialist Richard Leroy McKinley, the tragic SL-1 nuclear reactor accident, and the extraordinary engineering that created the only radioactive grave in Arlington. What began as a routine maintenance procedure became a turning point in nuclear safety and left behind a burial unlike any other in the United States. Then we play the yap-yap quiz with Comedian, Natasha Samreny!
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50 min
August 05 Mid-Week Mini: Shakespeare Invented “Eyeball”
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how Shakespeare invented "Eyeball."

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3 min
August 03 Fake History: Gun Advocates’ Favorite Quote
Did a Japanese admiral really say America could never be invaded because there would be "a rifle behind every blade of grass?" It's one of the most repeated quotes in American history, cited in speeches, books, and debates for decades. This week, Michael Kent follows the trail back through wartime records, biographies, and historical research to discover where the quote actually came from, why historians reject it, and how one sentence became more famous than the evidence behind it. Then we play the Yap Yap Quiz game with Comedian Dan Wilbur!
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1 hr 4 min
July 29 Mid-Week Mini: The Moon Hoax
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about a strange newspaper hoax involving the moon.

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4 min
July 27 Why Sammy Davis Jr. Left the Church of Satan - REWIND
Originally released May 2nd, 2022. Was Sammy Davis Jr. a member of the Church of Satan? It's widely known that he converted to Judaism after the auto accident that took his eye, but this week, a listener sent us an article about Sammy Davis Jr. the Satanist. In this episode, we talk about the life of this multi-faceted entertainer and the claim in question. Then we chat with Comedian and Producer of CBus Comedy, Lisa Berry!
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40 min
July 22 Mid-Week Mini: The Great Monopoly Escape
In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how the board game Monopoly helped the Allies' WWII war effort.

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4 min

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Forgotten history, bizarre tales & facts that seem too strange to be true! Host Michael Kent asks listeners to tell him something strange, bizarre or surprising that they‘ve recently learned and…