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1724: "The History of Yo Mama Jokes"
Episode 1724
Interesting Things with JC #1724: "The History of Yo Mama Jokes" – A "Yo Mama" joke appears on a Babylonian clay tablet from about 1500 BC, showing t…
1 month, 1 week ago
1723: "Ancient Roman Laundry"
Episode 1723
Interesting Things with JC #1723: "Ancient Roman Laundry" – Roman laundries cleaned clothing by stomping it in vats of aged urine because the ammonia…
1 month, 1 week ago
1722: "Does Hair Grow Back Thicker if You Shave It?"
Episode 1722
Interesting Things with JC #1722: "Does Hair Grow Back Thicker if You Shave It?" – Freshly shaved hair feels thicker because the razor leaves every s…
1 month, 1 week ago
1721: "The Naming of Cleveland"
Episode 17241
Interesting Things with JC #1721: "The Naming of Cleveland" – A surveying party names a new settlement after General Moses Cleaveland even though he …
1 month, 1 week ago
1720: "The Name That Turned a City into a Canvas"
Episode 1720
Interesting Things with JC #1720: "The Name That Turned a City into a Canvas" – A New York City teenager writes the same name across all five borough…
1 month, 1 week ago
1719: "Drop D Tuning"
Episode 1719
Interesting Things with JC #1719: "Drop D Tuning" – A guitarist lowers one string by two semitones, and power chords that once required multiple fing…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
1718: "The Moment New York Set the Style"
Episode 1718
Interesting Things with JC #1718: "The Moment New York Set the Style" - Discover how Eleanor Lambert’s 1943 "Press Week" broke the fashion world’s re…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
1718: "Why Is There a Gap in the Toilet Seat?"
Episode 1718
Interesting Things with JC #1718: "Why Is There a Gap in the Toilet Seat?" – Airports, restaurants, offices, and highway rest stops all use toilet se…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
1716: "The Legendary Jim Kilts"
Episode 1716
Interesting Things with JC #1716: "The Legendary Jim Kilts" – Gillette had missed earnings expectations for 14 straight quarters, yet most of its exe…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
1715: "Hunny, Bunny, and the Twins Who Married the Twins"
Episode 1715
Interesting Things with JC #1715: "Hunny, Bunny, and the Twins Who Married the Twins" – Identical twins Hunny and Bunny meet identical twins Elliot a…
1 month, 2 weeks ago