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Self Surgery: Leonid Rogozov Removed His Own Appendix
Imagine the moment you’re holding a scalpel over your own skin, knowing you need to cut into yourself in order to save your life. Leonid Rogozov was doctor who was […]
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Honus Wagner T206 : Scandal & The Journey of a Baseball Card
Collectibles teach us that the value of a thing is whatever someone is willing to pay for it. And this is especially true for baseball cards. Literal pieces of paper […]
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Birdman & The Mysterious Toynbee Tiles
Sometime in the 1980s, mysterious “tiles” started appearing to be inlaid into city streets in cities across America, and even in South America. They all had similar lettering, style and […]
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Stealing Thunder: John Dennis & The Real Story Behind the Phrase
Did you ever wonder where we got the phrase, “Stealing Someone’s Thunder?” It turns out, it has a very literal origin in 18th century English theater. In this episode, we […]
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The Amazing Story Behind the Bluetooth Logo
The Bluetooth Logo is universally recognizable since showing up on just about every smart device in the early 2000s. But have you ever wondered where the name and logo came […]
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Pusha T: A Rapper Who Wrote Music You’ve All Heard
The McDonalds “I’m Lovin’ It” has to be one of the most recognizable jingles in all of advertising. Did you know that a rapper best known for lyrics about his […]
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A Hidden Gem at a Government Auction – REWIND
Originally released November 14, 2022. A recent government auction listed a “1989 Airstream Executive Air Coach” with little to no details about its history. Internet sleuths soon discovered that the […]
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The German Christmas Pickle: Tradition or Marketing? REWIND
Originally released December 28, 2020. Many Americans have heard of the age-honored German tradition of hanging Pickle-shaped ornament on the Christmas Tree. But is it really a tradition in Germany? […]
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Nazis in America: The Madison Square Garden Rally – rewind
Originally released August 15, 2022. In 1929, as many as 22,000 Americans met for a Nazi rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden. It was an event of the German-American […]
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The Red Ghost and The United States Camel Corps – Rewind
Originally released February 14, 2022. Prior to the Civil War, the United States Army experimented with using Camels to transport cargo through the American West. The Camel Corps program would […]
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