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• October 7, 2024Uncategorized

  The Hottest Coffee: The McDonald’s Coffee Lawsuit – REWIND

  For decades, the story about the woman who sued McDonald’s because her coffee was too hot has been used as an example of frivolous lawsuits. But the truth is much […]

• September 30, 2024Uncategorized

  Why Are Pencils Yellow?

  Why are pencils yellow? In this episode, we examine the manufacturing of pencils, their history, and why they ever came to be associated with the color yellow. Then we chat […]

• September 23, 2024Uncategorized

  The Immovable Ladder and The Status Quo

  Since the early 18th century, a small wooden ladder has rested against a window at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. In this episode, we learn about “The […]

• September 16, 2024Uncategorized

  Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos
 – REWIND

  Originally released June 27, 2022. Colombia’s Cocaine Kingpin smuggled 4 hippos onto his estate in the late 70s and now, almost 30 years after his death, they’ve multiplied into a […]

• September 8, 2024Uncategorized

  Real or Fake? Palisade, Nevada’s “Wild” West

  As tourists stepped off the train in Palisade, Nevada, they witnessed brawls, cowboys & Indians, shootouts and all of the other scenes that they had read about in their dime […]

• September 2, 2024Uncategorized

  Running Out of Bullets: Greeks & Turks

  When the Greeks fought for their independence from the Ottoman Turks in 1821, they began the war with a siege of the Acropolis – one of their most revered and […]

• August 26, 2024Uncategorized

  Mind Your Business: Our First Minted Coin – REWIND

  In memory of my Father-in-Law, this episode was one of his favorites. It was first released in July of 2021. Despite the United States Mint not being established until 1792, […]

• August 12, 2024Uncategorized

  The Amazing Pearl Harbor Prediction of Billy Mitchell

  Billy Mitchell is often referred to as the Father of the United States Air Force. He was the first one to suggest that airplanes could be used to drop bombs […]

• August 5, 2024Uncategorized

  Thumbless Draft Dodging Romans

  To avoid conscription into the Roman Army, some Romans adopted the practice of removing their own thumbs! In this short episode, we talk about this bizarre practice! Remember in the […]

• July 29, 2024Uncategorized

  Stuart Little and the Hungarian Masterpiece

  An Art Historian from Budapest, Hungary was watching a film with his granddaughter when he recognized a painting in the background. It was a long-lost missing masterpiece from Róbert Berény. […]