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Broadcast signal intrusion

Season 1 Episode 443

A broadcast signal intrusion is the hijacking of broadcast signals of radio, television stations, cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signa…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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"Rube" Waddell

Season 1 Episode 442

George Edward "Rube" Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A left-hander, he played for …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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History's Most Expensive Party

Season 1 Episode 441

The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire,[1] officially known as the 2,500-year celebration of the Empire of Iran (Persian: جشن‌های ۲۵۰۰ ساله…

5 months ago

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ChatGPT convinced a guy that he's a superhero

Season 1 Episode 440

Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversatio…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Victorian Mummy Mania and Sundry Weirdness

Season 1 Episode 439

Mummia, mumia, or originally mummy referred to several different preparations in the history of medicine, from "mineral pitch" to "powdered human mum…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Vasa

Season 1 Episode 438

Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,3…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Exxon Valdez

Season 1 Episode 437

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989. The spill occurred wh…

5 months, 4 weeks ago

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How I Survived a Wedding in a Jungle That Tried to Eat Me Alive

Season 1 Episode 436

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6 months ago

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Olestra / Olean

Episode 435

Olestra (also known by its brand name Olean) is a fat substitute food additive that adds no metabolizable calories to products. It has been used in t…

6 months, 1 week ago

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Pluto

Episode 434

Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-la…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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