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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. […]
July 22, 2024Uncategorized

The Blackest Black vs. The Pinkest Pink

In 2016, Surrey Nanosystems created a substance known as “The Blackest Black.” Immediately, a British artist purchased the exclusive rights to use the “Vantablack” substance in art. The art world […]
July 15, 2024Uncategorized

Why Sammy Davis Jr. Left the Church of Satan – REWIND

Originally released Was Sammy Davis Jr. a member of the Church of Satan? It’s widely known that he converted to Judaism after the auto accident that took his eye, but […]
July 8, 2024Uncategorized

Kilroy Was Here: Searching for the Origin of a Meme

Throughout WWII, the same doodle with the same words started appearing everywhere on Allied bases. “Kilroy Was Here” accompanied by a sketch of a bald man peering over a wall. […]
July 1, 2024Uncategorized

Bamber Bridge: American Racial Tension in the UK

A little known battle during WWII didn’t occur between the Axis and Allies; rather it occurred between Black and White members of the U.S. Army. In this episode, we tell […]
June 24, 2024Uncategorized

Is The Original English Accent Still Alive in Parts of the United States? – REWIND

Originally released August of 2022. On the isolated island community of Tangier, Virginia, the residents speak with a dialect that is entirely unique. It’s part southern drawl, part “brogue,” and […]
June 17, 2024Uncategorized

Rube Waddell: Major League’s Strangest Pitcher

In the late 1890s and early 1900s, Rube Waddell attracted crowds to his Major League Baseball games for several reasons. Firstly, he was one of the most dominant pitchers of […]
June 10, 2024Uncategorized

Al Capone’s Altruism and Spoiled Milk

Was infamous mobster Al Capone the reason we have expiration dates on containers of milk? This is a story that’s been told for decades and in this episode, we talk […]
June 3, 2024Uncategorized

The Zombies: A Real Song and a Fake Band

New Episode! In Spring of 1969, the song “Time of the Season” was being heard everywhere in the U.S. It nearly topped the Billboard Charts and had teenagers begging for […]