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CLASSIC: Lawsonomy: How the Father of the Modern Airline Started His Own Religion
May 10, 2025When middling baseball player Alfred Lawson first learned of the Wright Brothers, he experienced a revelation that would guide the greater part of his life: Aviation, he believed, was the future of mo...
Did Pirates Really Ruin the US Dream of the Metric System?
May 08, 2025Why is the United States so culturally opposed to the metric system? According to a popular legend, this conundrum dates back to the late 1700s, when a French polymath named Joseph Dombey sailed to Th...
Yet More Ridiculous Historical Honorifics: Ethelred Just Ain't Ready
May 06, 2025Have you been blessed -- or, perhaps, cursed -- with a nickname that just won't go away? Some of most terrifying, inspiring and ridiculous figures in human history are in the same boat. Join Ben, Noel...
CLASSIC: A Dead Pope Goes To Court
May 03, 2025The Catholic Church is no stranger to scandal and controversy, but in January of 897 the institution was home to a new and unique scandal that put the garden variety tales of adultery and financial co...
History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part Two
May 01, 2025What's the weirdest pair of shoes you've ever seen? If you were King, would you force everyone else to be shorter than you? In the second part of this week's special two-part episode, returning guest ...
History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part One
Apr 29, 2025It's no secret that history is filled with relatively arbitrary fashion rules, fads and faux pas -- and what may be hot stuff in one era often ends up being seen as cringeworthy in later years. But ho...
CLASSIC: War and Candy: The Infamous Tootsie Roll Air Drop
Apr 26, 2025During the battle of the Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War, the First Marine Division seemed doomed. Surrounded, outnumbered, outgunned and running dangerously low on ammunition, the Marines call...
A Ridiculous History of Tupperware
Apr 24, 2025Burrrrp! The sound is familiar to any fan of Tupperware -- it's that little whoosh of air when you push down the lid and remove excess air. But what exactly is Tupperware? How did it become such an ub...
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Apr 22, 2025Like most rulers of old, Mausolus wasn't exactly known for his modesty. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max continue their exploration of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World with the story of a t...
CLASSIC: The Man Who Assassinated Abe Lincoln's Assassin
Apr 19, 2025On April 14th, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in Ford's theatre, escaping shortly thereafter and going on the run. The Federal troops in pursuit of the assassin had ord...