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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Mobile Phones Jul 23, 2020

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Today we deep dive on mobile phones, wonders of the modern world!

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Short Stuff: The Death of Billy the Kid Jul 22, 2020

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Sure, together Young Guns and Young Guns II form an exhaustive biography of Billy the Kid’s life. But did you know they also contain misleading information? Billy the Kid may not have lived to 100 under an alias after all!

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How We Almost Got Rid of Polio Jul 21, 2020

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For more than half of the 20th century parents in the industrialized world were freaked out by an unseen waster of youth, the poliovirus. It spread easily and could paralyze children for life or even kill them. Its effects were so horrible that humanity set about ridding if from the Earth.

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SYSK Selects: How a Flea Circus Works Jul 18, 2020

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If you've ever seen a flea circus, then count yourself among the few. It's a dying art, but back in the day they thrilled and delighted young and old alike. Learn all about the tiny big tops in this classic episode.

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Robber Barons! Jul 16, 2020

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The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about these titans of industry from the Gilded Age in today's episode.

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Short Stuff: Centralia Coal Fire Jul 15, 2020

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An old coal mine in Pennsylvania caught fire one day in the 60s and it’s been burning ever since. What’s crazy is this happens all the time.

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Flagpole Sitting: A Real Fad Jul 14, 2020

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The 1920s were just absolutely nuts. People got into weird fads really intensely and one of the strangest of all was flagpole sitting. It’s just what it sounds like – sitting on top of a flagpole for as long as you can. One man sat above them all.

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SYSK Selects: How Landfills Work Jul 11, 2020

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Well-planned landfills have only recently come into widespread use. Recently, waste managers have found that they work a little too well and now the landfill is being reinvented.

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Essential Oils: Nature's Cure? Jul 09, 2020

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Essential oils are from plants and they can help the human body in a lot of ways. There are also many false medical claims. Learn all the ins and outs today.

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Short Stuff: The @ Symbol Jul 08, 2020

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You know the at symbol? This thing: @? There’s a name for it, just not in English. We just call it the at symbol. But other countries – stand back!

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