Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned? Why do we think he did? What was the Great Fire of Rome? Learn all about this fascinating myth in this episode!

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Where did the name "marathon" come from? Why are marathons 26.2 miles? Did a Greek soldier by the name of Pheidippides really run from Marathon to Athens? In this episode learn about the history of the name marathon 

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Did President Kennedy accidentally call himself a jelly donut in front of crowds in Berlin? What does "Ich bin ein Berliner" really mean? And why was Kennedy giving this speech? Learn all about JFK's speech at the Berlin Wall in this exciting episode!

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Who is Napoleon? Was he really short? Why do we think he was? In this episode we discuss a little bit about Napoleon and why the myth that he was short is so widespread. 

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Was Manhattan bought for $24 worth of beads? Who bought it and who’d they buy it from? In this episode we discuss the history of the purchase of the island of Manhattan.

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Did Pilgrims Really Come to America for Religious Freedom? If not, why did they come? What was life like once they got to the Americas? In this episode we discuss this history of the Pilgrims and some bonus Pilgrim trivia!!

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Did pirates really say arrrrr? Why do we think they did? What were pirates really like? And do pirates still exist today? Learn lots of interesting information about pirates in this episode!

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What really happened on Paul Revere's historic ride? How much of the famous poem is true? In this episode, we learn all about Paul Revere and his midnight ride. And get ready for some American Revolution trivia!

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Who really discovered the North Pole? Was it Admiral Robert Peary? Dr. Frederick Cook? Neither? Why is it so complicated? In this episode we’ll discuss who really discovered the North Pole and learn all about their expeditions. And there is some Arctic trivia at the end!

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Did Betsy Ross design the first American flag? If not, who did? In this episode we will discuss the history of the American flag and some particularly cool flags! And there is some flag trivia at the end!

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