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Selects: How the Terracotta Army Works Dec 11, 2021

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In 1974, Chinese farmers discovered the first of what would number 7,000 terracotta soldiers meant to protect China's first emperor in the afterlife. Learn all about them in this classic episode.

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What's the deal with blue people? Dec 09, 2021

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The famous blue people of Kentucky are no longer blue. But why were they like that in the first place?

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Short Stuff: Funny Bone Dec 08, 2021

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Hitting your funny bone doesn’t just hurt, it feels really weird too. That’s because you’re not hitting a bone at all, but instead the most vulnerable nerve in your body.

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Why Do Great Flood Myths Seem To Be Universal? Dec 07, 2021

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If look into the mythology of just about any culture in the world, you will find a myth about a great flood that destroyed humanity and submerged the Earth in the distant past. Does this mean that a great flood actually happened?

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Selects: What Is Collective Hysteria? Dec 04, 2021

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Throughout the history of the world, there have been many cases of what is known as collective hysteria - groups of people, usually young women, who all exhibit the same physical symptoms of non-existent conditions. Is it psychosomatic? Is it group think? Find out in this classic episode.

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Your Gut Is Also A Brain Dec 02, 2021

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Your gut – not your spare tire, but your digestive tract – is deceptively smart. Not only does it handle processing food and nutrients, but the hundreds of trillions of bacteria that live in your gut may actually be telling your brain what to do too.

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Short Stuff: SINA Dec 01, 2021

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In the 1950s a group dedicated to clothing animals out of a sense or morality gained momentum. “A nude horse is a rude horse!” was their battle cry.

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The Twisted History of Dentistry Nov 30, 2021

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If you think going to the dentist now is not fun, just wait until you hear about what they did in the Middle Ages.

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Selects: Why Do Lefties Exist? Nov 27, 2021

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For at least the last 200,000 years, between 10-15% of the human population are left-handed and this fact has utterly left science baffled. In searching to explain handedness, all sorts of contradictory evidence has emerged, creating a fascinating mystery. Learn all about it in this classic episode.

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Python-a-palooza! Nov 25, 2021

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Pythons are big snakes. Really big. But there's more to them than their size. Learn all about these big daddies in today's episode.

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