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13 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Episode 1
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From some pretty bizarre therapies you've probably never heard of, to how an in- ear thermometer really detects your temperature, to some pretty bad ideas about cleaning.
Episode 2
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From where New York got its famous nickname, to sculptures made entirely out of chewing gum, to some pretty creative solutions to NASA's problems in space.
Episode 3
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From some prehistoric dentists, to identifying a few of the animal kingdom's coolest animals, to some surprising statistics about your modern-day smartphone.
Episode 4
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From why an extra month was added to the calendar, to playing doctor with some diseases that affect both humans and animals, to the size of a stegosaurus brain.
Episode 5
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From a race that takes place 10,152 feet above sea level, to some animals featured in myths and folklore, to a military invention that our ancient ancestors probably wish they had.
Episode 6
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From some of the oddest acts in traveling sideshows, to how long it takes to really feel the effects of caffeine, to the origins of wall street.
Episode 7
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From the first flying device that could carry people, to some doomsday prophecies, to a pretty ridiculous theory involving Earth's most precious resource: water.
Episode 8
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From discovering what a Jacob's ladder is, to some common solutions to keep those pesky insects out, to why fluoroscopes were such a bad idea in shoe stores.
Episode 9
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From the amount of neurons on the human brain, to some fascinating oddities in geometric figures, to an extreme sport brought on by a California drought.
Episode 10
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From the animal that was close to being America's national symbol, to a secret military project during World War II, to a visit within one of the most controversial Parisian structures.
Episode 11
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From a giraffe saddle, to the only part of the human body that can't fix itself, to a genetically engineered spider-goat.
Episode 12
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From the first person to run a 4-minute mile, to the hefty auction price of a 67-million-year-old fossil, to the number of muscles it takes to walk a single step.
Episode 13
Fri, Jan 23, 2026
From the home remedy to clean a dirty stuffed animal, to some presidential mishaps, to some of the most haunted locations on earth.