Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Offbeat History: Hennig Brand and the Discovery of Phosphorus Mar 19, 2020

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It's a 2019 show about urine! Spoiler alert: Hennig Brand discovered phosphorous by boiling pee. But he was trying to do something else: He thought the secret to the philosopher’s stone might be found in urine.

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Offbeat History: A Culinary History of Spam Mar 19, 2020

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Back in 2014, we tackled SPAM's story. This famous Hormel Foods product was invented in the 1930s to make use of a surplus of shoulder meat from pigs. It played a huge role in WWII, and shaped the cuisines of many Pacific Island nations.

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Offbeat History: The Mystery of the Devil’s Footprints Mar 19, 2020

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In October 2017, we talked about mysterious prints that looked like hoof marks appeared all over the English seaside county of Devon in February 1855.

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Offbeat History: The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 2 Mar 19, 2020

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We continue out offbeat 2015 story. Once the effort to import hippos to the U.S. got the backing of a politician, two men with intertwined histories, Frederick Russel Burnham and Fritz Duquesne, were brought on board to serve as experts and advocates.

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Offbeat History: The American Hippo Ranch Plan, Part 1 Mar 19, 2020

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An offbeat episode from 2015: In 1910, the U.S. a meat shortage, and a water hyacinth overgrowth problem. The obvious solution to the dilemma: Import hippos from Africa.

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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Mar 18, 2020

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The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was founded in 1943, and it went on for years after WWII. These women were athletes, some of whom thought they were starting on a career in professional baseball.

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Anglo-Zanzibar War Mar 16, 2020

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Zanzibar is a relatively tiny place, but its place in history is significant, largely because of its geographical position. Its value as a trading port led it, over time, to be the location of what’s often called the shortest war in history.

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SYMHC Classics: Why did a riot start over Shakespeare? Mar 14, 2020

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This 2011 episode from previous hosts Sarah and Deblina covers an often-requested topic. Shakespeare is typically associated with cultural sophistication rather than violent bouts of near-anarchy. But this wasn't the case during the Astor Place Riot.

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Behind the Scenes Minis: Insulin Mar 13, 2020

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Tracy and Holly discuss diabetes, insulin, and the moral complexities that are often part of scientific research.

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The Discovery of Insulin, Part 2 Mar 11, 2020

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Last time we talked about how diabetes has been described through history, including treatment before the development of insulin. Today, we’re telling the insulin part of the story, which was at times fraught and contentious.

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