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Space Missions You Should Know
Episode 551
A roundup of the most exciting and important space missions you really need to know about.
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The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
Episode 550
In 1944, a strange night prowler is believed to have made poison gas attacks in Illinois. Here's what we know.
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The Simple Proof of Man-Made Global Warming
Episode 549
The two most basic Smoking Guns proving that carbon from fossil fuels is warming the Earth.
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Bruce Lee Myths
Episode 548
More mythology than fact surrounds this enigmatic figure from martial arts films.
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The Ghost Fighter Plane of Pearl Harbor
Episode 547
Published accounts tell of a mysterious fighter plane that came into Pearl Harbor a year after the Japanese attack.
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There's No Such Thing as Race... Or Is There?
Episode 546
Genetically, race does not exist; but there are still inconvenient places for it in science.
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First in Flight
Episode 545
You always thought the Wright Brothers were the first to fly a plane? Well, it depends what country you're from.
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Feedback and Followups
Episode 544
Some nifty extra information for a few recent episodes supplied by listeners in the know.
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White Hat Journal Hoaxes
Episode 543
Sometimes the best way to scrutinize an open access journal is to hoax them.
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Photographic Memory
Episode 542
Pop culture tells us that some people have photographic memories, but the truth is quite different.
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