How do you become an admiral in the Cajun Navy? Is cruising for sex only for gay people or can straights cruise too? How did the Al Pacino film Cruising reflect New York City's gay culture during the 1970's?  If you're into leather can you even sit on a leather couch without being turned on? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they strap on their gimp masks and whip their way across Wikipedia from the Cajun Navy to the sexualized subculture of leather!

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How did Ronald Regan try to sweep gays under the rug? What was Arthur Ashe's legacy? When were glow sticks invented and where did raves start? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they spike their way across Wikipedia from tennis star Arthur Ashe, to Ronald Regan and the AIDS epidemic, glow sticks, and raves!

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Is there a correlation to creativity and mental health? Was Jean-Claude Van Damme actually good at karate? Why was there a big wall separating Berlin? What is the highest level of karate? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they kick their way across  Wikipedia from mercury poisoning to the fall of the Soviet Union. 

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It was once thought that a human was not physically capable of running a a mile under four minutes or summiting Everest. Now many people achieve those feats every year. It begs the question, does the same hold true for aging? Is 100 a benchmark in the collective unconscious that tells them the end is near? This week we'll learn about the oldest human ever, Jeanne Calment, who was 122 at her death in 1997. Also in this episode, Kyle and Jheisson learn about cherry poisoning, Tasmania, archipelagos, the lost city of Atlantis and everything in between!

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When the UN was founded in 1945 what San Fransisco madam hosted many of the delegates at her brothel?  Did Marilyn Monroe die because of her ties to the Kennedys? How did Marilyn Manson get his name? What exactly is a barbiturate? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they rock their way across Wikipedia from a San Fransisco madam, to the death of Marylin Monroe, to the crimes of Bernie Madoff and life imprisonment.

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What two forms of combat were combined to create jujutsu? What are the ingredients in a horse neck cocktail? Are citrus fruits really just big berries?  What gives acid house music its unique sound? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they bump their way across Wikipedia from the underground acid house parties of the 1980's to citrus fruit, to Matthew C. Perry (the commander not the actor), to the end of Japanese Isolation in the 1850's. You might learn too much!

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Was the sports bra as important as Title XI for women in sports? What moment in female sports history made the sports bra acceptable as outerwear? Do you know what WD-40 stands for? What were women's girdles made of prior to the introduction of spandex? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they mansplain their way across Wikipedia from the history of the sports bra, to WD-40, and the spandex shortage of 1987!

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Are all mediums fake? Do milk baths ward off evil spirits? What is the musical genre of psychobilly? Will everyone have 15 minutes of fame? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they dive into the life of Scottish medium Helen Duncan, learn about The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, and get into a heavy debate about The Grape Lady.

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We all know that cats land on their feet, but WHY do they land on their feet? Why does it seem like older buildings were better than the buildings of today? Why did Russian scientists shoot a stray dog named Laika into space? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as the glide down the rabbit hole of Wikipedia exploring the science behind falling cats, dogs and space and the phenomenon of survivorship bias.

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