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Rocket Mail
Season 3 Episode 39
There are many ways that we deliver mail today: car, truck, ship, plane, on foot. But one thing mail doesn't do is travel via rocket. Except for when…
9 hours ago
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Season 3 Episode 38
In France in August of 1572, the marriage of the King’s sister - a Catholic - to a prominent Protestant prince was supposed to unite the nation’s war…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Season 3 Episode 37
In the city of Halicarnassus, the king Mausolus died around 350 BC. His wife then embarked on construction of a tomb so grand that it would rival the…
4 days, 9 hours ago
Blucifer - The Demon Horse of Denver International Airport
Season 3 Episode 36
Public art is a common site in many cities. But not many pieces of public art are in such a prominent place, nor are they so weird as Blucifer - a 32…
1 week ago
How Star Wars almost never happened - Part 2
Season 3 Episode 35
In Part 2 of our look at the creation of Star Wars - we talk about the challenges involving the casting, design, production and marketing of the film…
1 week, 2 days ago
How Star Wars almost never happened - Part 1
Season 3 Episode 34
In the summer of 1977 the film Star Wars was released - igniting a global phenomenon that continues to this day. But the Star Wars that we know and l…
1 week, 4 days ago
Story of the Polygraph
Season 3 Episode 33
The ability to tell if someone is lying has long been something humans have attempted to perfect. From torture to psychology, it is the holy grail of…
2 weeks ago
Roger Bannister and the 4-minute mile
Season 3 Episode 32
On a blustery, wet day in May of 1954, British runner Roger Bannister - an Oxford medical student - accomplished a long distance running feat that ma…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Sliced Bread and the time it was banned
Season 3 Episode 31
Sliced bread is a simple yet ingenious invention with a surprisingly short history. Almost as soon as it came onto the market, it took over American …
2 weeks, 4 days ago
WebcamGate - The High School Spying Scandal
Season 3 Episode 30
From 2008-10, the Lower Merion School District - in suburban Philadelphia - issued laptops to more than 2,300 high school students for school and hom…
3 weeks ago