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Was the shopping cart invented in Oklahoma? Nov 26, 2024

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It's almost impossible to imagine life without the shopping cart today. However, it was invented less than a hundred years ago. Rachel Hopkin explores how it came about, its pervasive impact, and the role that the Oklahoma inventor/entrepreneur/philanthropist Sylvan Goldman played in its success.

What Oklahoma City institution began as a collection of roadkill? Oct 30, 2024

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How Curious host/producer Rachel Hopkin the world's largest institution that’s solely dedicated to revealing and exploring the form and function of the skeletal system and which is based right here in OKC.

How did Oklahoma become the location of a real-life Lord of the Flies? Sep 24, 2024

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Seventy years ago, a landmark psychological study that has been described as a real life Lord of the Flies took place in an Oklahoma state park. But although the Robbers Cave Experiment, like the novel, focused on a bunch of schoolboys, it offered a very different perspective on human nature.

Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas? Nov 07, 2023

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Which Oklahoman Got a Hippopotamus for Christmas? Today’s story features a local girl with a belter of a voice, several hippopotamuses, some zoo history, and a hit song.

Which Oklahoma community was 'America's Model City' in 1951 and how did the Shetland pony help it grow? Oct 17, 2023

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Which of Oklahoma's cities was designated "America's Model City" in 1951? And how did the diminutive Shetland pony help that city to grow?

Who are the Germans from Russia in Oklahoma? Oct 10, 2023

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Many settlers in Oklahoma are of German descent but had ancestors who lived as Germans in Russia for a century or more. Who are these “other Germans?”

How did Oklahoma help create the Chicken Dance craze? Oct 03, 2023

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Did you know that the Tulsa Oktoberfest played an important role in fueling the craze for the Chicken Dance? Find out how in this episode of How Curious.

Is there an Oklahoma Octopus? Sep 26, 2023

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Does a massive man-hunting octopus inhabit Oklahoma’s lakes? Rachel Hopkin looks into one of the Sooner State’s unique legendary monsters, the Oklahoma Octopus.

How did a young Oklahoman become known as "The Richest Black Girl in America"*? Jun 27, 2023

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In 1913 a young Oklahoma came to be known as “The Richest Black Girl in America” after oil was found on her land. How Curious explores Sarah Rector’s extraordinary life.

How did rural Norman, Oklahoma, become a Chicago mobster's second home? Jun 20, 2023

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For decades, stories have circulated about a violent Chicago gangster living in rural Norman, Okla. In this How Curious episode, Rachel Hopkin, digs for the truth behind the rumors.

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