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A Sticky Situation: The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919
In 1919, a flood of Molasses devastated the North End neighborhood of Boston. In this episode we talk about the disaster in detail and even discuss some of the possible […]
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Lightning Never Strikes Twice: Except for Roy Sullivan
This week we examine the curious case of Human Lightning Rod, Roy Sullivan. Roy became famous for having been struck SEVEN different times by lightning during his career as a […]
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To Boldly Go: How Spacemen Poop and Pee
Using the bathroom in space has never been easy. And since the early NASA space missions of the 1960s, engineers have been solving this problem in ingenious ways. In this […]
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Blue in the Face: How Humans Turn Blue
In this episode, we learn that people who take the holistic concoction Colloidal Silver may turn their skin blue! And an inbred family from Kentucky has been blue-ing themselves for […]
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Dung Beetles: Crappy Celestial Travelers
In this episode, we explore the bizarre fact that – like Galileo himself – African Dung Beetles use the stars to navigate! As a bonus, we talk with Eric Warrant, […]
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The Hidden Village Under Central Park
Seneca Village was one of our nation’s first, free middle-class black communities. Its memory was nearly lost to history. In this podcast, we explore what happened to Seneca Village and speak […]
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Cap’n Crunch Has a Real Name
Did you know Cap’n Crunch has a real name? In this episode, we learn all about Cap’n Crunch’s backstory. Then we quiz my good friend Josh Quillen! Crew Kit – […]
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