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Pearls: Second Best Thing About Oysters Sep 15, 2022

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Pearls are super cool. And humans figuring out how to make them is even cooler. Learn all about the most interesting gemstone today!

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Short Stuff: Hangry? Sep 14, 2022

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When you’re hungry, you’re not yourself. So say the good people at Snickers and it turns out science backs it up. Being hangry is a verifiable thing, we’re just not quite sure yet what’s going on.

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The Georgia Guidestones: The Elite Have a Laugh Sep 13, 2022

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In 1980 the “rural as rural can be” town of Elberton, Georgia erected a granite monument with a bizarre set of instructions (commandments?) that touched on eugenics, population control, and living in harmony with nature. Conspiracy theorists went wild.

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Selects: What Happened to the Neanderthals? Sep 10, 2022

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As recently as 40,000 years ago we lived among humans from an entirely different species – Neanderthals. About the same time our species showed up, Neanderthals suddenly vanished. Just what happened to the other guys? Did our ancestors do something … bad? Find out in this classic episode.

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Everything We Know About Squids Sep 08, 2022

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Squids are very closely related to our old friend the octopus, but there are some key differences. You can learn all of this and more by simply clicking the play button right now.

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Short Stuff: RIP Man of the Hole Sep 07, 2022

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The Man of the Hole has died and we're pretty sad to hear it. Listen in to our tribute to this solitary hero today.

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Did Mallory Make it to the Top of Everest First? Sep 06, 2022

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George Mallory was a member of the first three European expeditions to Everest, world’s tallest mountain. He wanted to summit it so badly, he gave his life trying. Since that fateful day in 1924, climbers have wondered – was Mallory the first to summit?

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Selects: How the Pony Express Worked Sep 03, 2022

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For as long a shadow as it casts across the history of the Old West, the Pony Express was a failed business venture, doomed from the start, that only lasted 18 months. But since the last rider headed out with his bag of mail, its legend has only grown. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

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Rolling Stone Magazine Sep 01, 2022

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Part celebration and part take down, this episode on Rolling Stone magazine dives into the highs and lows of one of America's iconic rags.

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Short Stuff: Mason-Dixon Line Aug 31, 2022

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The dividing line between the North and South is purely political. But the story of its creation is pretty interesting.

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