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Copernicus May 17, 2017

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While he's known primarily as the astronomer who promoted the idea of a heliocentric solar system, Copernicus was also a master mathematician and a doctor. He worked for the church his entire life, and wrote a manuscript on devaluation of currency.

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Six Impossible Episodes: Soldiers, Snipers and Spies May 15, 2017

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This installment of our impossible episodes series features a set of stories that are all about front-line heroism. Most of them are listener requests.

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Horace de Vere Cole and the Dreadnought Hoax May 10, 2017

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Cole was a lifelong prankster, but none of his stunts could compare with his scheme to gain access to the HMS Dreadnought by getting his friends -- including Virginia Woolf -- to pretend they were Abyssinian royalty.

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The Philadelphia MOVE Bombing May 08, 2017

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The MOVE organization is often labeled as a black liberation group or a black power group, but it’s more complex than that. After a protracted, contentious relationship with Philadelphia police, MOVE’s home was bombed in 1985.

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The Kentucky Derby's First 50 Years May 03, 2017

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Although horse racing in general has been around much longer than the Kentucky Derby, including in the United States, the Derby itself has become the nation's most famous and prestigious horse racing event.

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The Cato Street Conspiracy May 01, 2017

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Urbanization and mechanization, and all the downsides they brought with them, had continued in Great Britain in the years since the Luddite Rebellion. In response, a radical group plotted to assassinate the Prime Minister's entire cabinet.

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Abbott and Costello, Part 2 Apr 26, 2017

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Abbott and Costello made it big in Hollywood during WWII, but the later part of their career together was beset by tragedy, money issues and personal problems that ultimately ended their partnership.

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Abbott and Costello, Part 1 Apr 24, 2017

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The comedy team of Abbott and Costello created some of the most memorable sketches in history. Their perfectly balanced energy catapulted them from burlesque and vaudeville stages to radio, and eventually Hollywood.

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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study Apr 19, 2017

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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study is one of the modern world's most infamous incidents of unethical medical research. The study's researchers told its participants that they were being treated for syphilis, but in reality, they weren't.

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Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy Apr 17, 2017

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Whitman is often touted as the best and most important poet in U.S. history, but he also worked as a teacher and a journalist. And his poetry career didn't start out particularly well.

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