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2570 episodes transcribedThe history of traffic signals is way more interesting than you might think. Trust us. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcast...
Attorneys and judges get all the press. What about bailiffs, court reporters and sketch artists? Yeah, let's give them their due. Learn more about y...
Tipping is commonly expected in some places, such as U.S. restaurants. Yet this practice varies across cultures. Join trivia gurus (and former waiters...
Josh and Chuck’s holiday mojo has returned and they’re back in the saddle to rustle up some holiday cheer. So put on your comfiest sweater, ugly or ot...
You ever thought about where those cards you send out during the holidays came from? Prepare to do just that! Learn more about your ad-choices at htt...
The details may vary but building snowmen is pretty much universal where there’s snow. Humans have probably been making them for tens of thousands of...
Long ago, in a galaxy not so far away, George Lucas allowed the Star Wars Holiday Special to be made. What happened on the night of November 17, 1978...
Kidney stones are widely considered the most painful affliction a person can endure, even worse than labor. And in rare cases they can even kill. Lear...
It's the end of the year so we thought we might give you some advice on how to better pick out a charity, Short Stuff style. Learn more about your ad...
Palm trees. You see them all over the world and for good reason. There are more than 2,500 varieties. Learn all about these giant plants today. Lear...
In 1974, Chinese farmers discovered the first of what would number 7,000 terracotta soldiers meant to protect China's first emperor in the afterlife....
The famous blue people of Kentucky are no longer blue. But why were they like that in the first place? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...
Hitting your funny bone doesn’t just hurt, it feels really weird too. That’s because you’re not hitting a bone at all, but instead the most vulnerable...
If look into the mythology of just about any culture in the world, you will find a myth about a great flood that destroyed humanity and submerged the...
Throughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective hysteria - groups of people, usually young women, who a...
Your gut – not your spare tire, but your digestive tract – is deceptively smart. Not only does it handle processing food and nutrients, but the hundre...
In the 1950s a group dedicated to clothing animals out of a sense or morality gained momentum. “A nude horse is a rude horse!” was their battle cry....
If you think going to the dentist now is not fun, just wait until you hear about what they did in the Middle Ages. Learn more about your ad-choices...
For at least the last 200,000 years, between 10-15% of the human population are left-handed and this fact has utterly left science baffled. In searchi...
Pythons are big snakes. Really big. But there's more to them than their size. Learn all about these big daddies in today's episode. Learn more about...
