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William Rankin: The Man Who Fell Through a Cloud
NEW EPISODE! When he was forced to eject from his F-8 Crusader in 1959, Lt. Col. William Rankin found himself falling through a thunderstorm. To this day, he’s only one […]
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Abraham Lincoln Invented the Chokeslam – Rewind
Originally released 5/9/2022. The “chokeslam” is the move that wrestlers do where they slam their opponent to the ground after lifting them up by the neck. The rumor is that […]
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The Thing: When The Soviets Spied and Got Caught – Rewind
Originally released 5/23/22. In 1945, a wooden plaque of the “Great Seal” was given to the United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union. It hung on the wall by his […]
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Dr. Mary Edwards Walker: Defying Gender Norms During the Civil War
Mary Edwards Walker lived a life so incredible that we had to cut a lot of her accomplishments out to fit into this podcast. But her story is one of […]
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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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