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Ultrarunning (Entry 1357.IS4031) Dec 01, 2020

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In which a throwback British baronet (sort of) completes seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days, and John runs like a rhinoceros. Certificate #20800.

The DeLorean Cocaine Bust (Entry 330.JB1810) Nov 26, 2020

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In which Detroit's first "cool" car executive almost goes to jail in an attempt to save his weird car and foundering company, and Ken says it's okay for kids to climb into refrigerators now. Certificate #36728.

Elizabeth Nietzsche (Entry 837.EX0204) Nov 24, 2020

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In which a Prussian schoolteacher's wife founds a failed anti-Semitic utopia in Paraguay and creates fascism's favorite philosopher, and John wants to keep Nazis off the Moon at all costs. Certificate #42582.

Cottagecore (Entry 283.ZP0206) Nov 19, 2020

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In which we look at the long history of romanticizing rural life, from the Enlightenment all the way up to today's Instagram lesbians, and Ken accuses Thoreau of "glamping." Certificate #45989.

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon (Entry 088.MK1472) Nov 17, 2020

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In which we learn what causes the "frequency illusion" of recently learned facts immediately reappearing into view, and John has too many books on his bed for romance. Certificate #36846.

The Baader-Meinhof Gang (Entry 088.EZ2736) Nov 12, 2020

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In which far-left European terrorism of the 1970s produces West Germany's own Marxist-Leninist "Bonnie and Clyde," and Ken feels bad for that kissing nurse in Times Square. Certificate #26524.

The Cavendish Banana (Entry 197.JU0112) Nov 10, 2020

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In which we learn that the massive global banana export market is a precarious monoculture doomed to disaster because of a tiny fungus, and John thinks Sean Young might be a time traveler. Certificate #26039.

Wampum (Entry 1408.DE0206) Nov 05, 2020

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In which the intricate bead culture of the Eastern Woodlands tribes confuses new British and Dutch arrivals, and Ken refuses to let Thomas Jefferson make him be a farmer. Certificate #31448.

Election Ties (Entry 400.1CH2508) Nov 03, 2020

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In which we learn what governments do when election results come back exactly tied, and John swings a Seattle mayoral election by asking for directions. Certificate #30371.

Mensa (Entry 775.PR1320) Oct 29, 2020

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In which the era of intelligence testing produces an Oxford-based society for smarty-pants who, it turns out, mostly want to solve puzzles, and Ken is shamed for identifying an antelope. Certificate #43519.

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