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CLASSIC: Were Tulips Really The Bitcoin of the 1600s?
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CLASSIC: (Some of) History's Dumbest Military Prototypes
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The Dumbest Mobster Ever Tried To Steal Ruby Slippers
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The Ridiculously Disturbing History of North Korea
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CLASSIC: The Forty Elephants: London’s All-Female Jewel Thieves
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Disco Balls are Ridiculous, and We Love Them
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The Truth About "Zombies"
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CLASSIC: The Malleus Maleficarum: A Real-life Witch Hunter's Bible
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How the Kentucky Derby Became a Thing
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The Ridiculous History of the 90s and Low Culture, with Ross Benes
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CLASSIC: The Great London Beer Flood of 1814
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The True Story of Pac Man -- and a Ton of Weird Theories
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The Ridiculous Origin of the the Word "Ridiculous"
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CLASSIC: Dr. Seuss Wrote His Most Famous Book On A Bet
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The Terrifying Science of Tiny Subs and D-Day, Part Two: The Rise of the Chamber Divers
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The Terrifying Science of Tiny Subs and D-Day, Part One: The Return of Dr. Rachel "Big Spinach" Lance
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CLASSIC: Feral Children and the True Story Behind The Jungle Book
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus of Rhodes
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Unlucky Numbers Across The Globe -- And Why They Are Ridiculous
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CLASSIC: The Ridiculously Laxative-laden Journey of Lewis and Clark
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Moon Rock Heists, Part Two: The Romantic Misadventures of Thad Roberts
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Moon Rock Heists, Part One: Lunatic Heists and Space Law
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CLASSIC: The Strange and Spectacularly Disgusting Story of the Great Kentucky Meat Shower
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The Ridiculously Energetic History of Energy Drinks!
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Japan is Overrun By Raccoons Entirely Due to a Single Cartoon
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CLASSIC: The Bizarre Origin of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Hoax! With Dana Schwartz and Lizzie Logan
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Fabergé Eggs Are Ridiculous (And Fascinating)
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The World of Non-Gregorian Calendars: What Day Is It, Really?
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The Ridiculous Origin of the Modern Calendar
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CLASSIC: George Carlin Gets Quoted in the Supreme Court: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman
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The Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part Two
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The Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part One
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CLASSIC: The People vs. Lenny Bruce: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman
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First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part Two, Part Two: Some Folks Didn't Want The Job
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First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part Two, Part One: James "The Bachelor" Buchanan
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CLASSIC: The Life and Times of Ol' Knife Hand
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Batman, or Bat-Man? A Ridiculously Comical Feud For The Ages
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Three Ridiculous Histories of "Bloody Mary"
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CLASSIC: The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
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A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets"
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A Titanic Disaster: That Time An Entire Production Crew Tripped Off Bad Chowder
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CLASSIC: Back When the Rich Ate Corpses
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A Ridiculous History of Sex, with Ross Benes
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CLASSIC: The Mummies of Guanajuato
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A Ridiculous History of Brain Science, with Jorge Cham
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Jorge Cham Teaches Us The Universe: Big Bangs and Quantum Hangs
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CLASSIC: The Curious Rise of SPAM
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The Ridiclulous Hsitory of Typos
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Come For the Palooka, Stay For the Farts!
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CLASSIC: The Origins Of, and Backlash Against, Father's Day
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Father's Day, Around the World
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The History of Morning Routines, Part Two: All Hail The Toothbrush! And Deodorant!
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CLASSIC: The Smooth-talking Takeover of Tabor Bridge: "Yes And-ing" Your Way To Victory
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CLASSIC: History's Coolest (Non-Human) Political Candidates, Part I
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The History of Morning Routines, Part One: Thank Goodness People Learned to Wash Themselves
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CLASSIC: Attack of the Aswang: How the CIA Used Vampires as Weapons of War
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The Ridiculous -- and Surprisingly Dangerous -- History of Hair Dye
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: That Super Humble Statue of Zeus
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CLASSIC: Who are the Hartlepudlian Monkey Hangers?
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HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part Two: The Horror Stories That Changed The World
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HP Lovecraft Was A Super Weird Dude, Part One: Childhood Tragedy
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CLASSIC: William Walker: Filibuster and (Fantastically Bad) President
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Accidental Inventions of the 20th Century, Part Two: The Slinky and the Post-it Note
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Accidental Inventions of the 20th Century, Part One: Penicillin, X-Rays and the Microwave Oven
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CLASSIC: Lawsonomy: How the Father of the Modern Airline Started His Own Religion
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Did Pirates Really Ruin the US Dream of the Metric System?
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Yet More Ridiculous Historical Honorifics: Ethelred Just Ain't Ready
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CLASSIC: A Dead Pope Goes To Court
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History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part Two
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History's Most Ridiculous Clothing, with AJ Jacobs: Part One
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CLASSIC: War and Candy: The Infamous Tootsie Roll Air Drop
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A Ridiculous History of Tupperware
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Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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CLASSIC: The Man Who Assassinated Abe Lincoln's Assassin
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Paul Is Dead, Part Two: Welcome to the Walrus
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Paul Is Dead, Part One: The Beatles versus MI5
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CLASSIC: The C**k Lane Ghost: Haunting, Hoax, Hysteria… or Hilarious?
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CLASSIC: Roland the Farter and the Weird World of Professional Flatulence
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CLASSIC: Gregor MacGregor Invented a Country and Convinced People to Invest in It
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CLASSIC: Angry Feds and Deadly Booze: The Story of the Chemists' War
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We're Late for the April Fools' Episode
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The Ridiculous History of Vending Machines
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CLASSIC: Fanny and Stella: The Cross-Dressing Scandal of Victorian England
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Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 2: the Battle of Karánsebes
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Badass of the Week, with Ben Thompson - Part 1: History's Most Ridiculous Friendly-fire Incident
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CLASSIC: That Time Kansas Imprisoned Women For Having STDs
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A Ridiculous History of Processed Cheese
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The Darién Gap, or: the Real Reason Scotland Lost Its Independence
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CLASSIC: Oregon Was a White Supremacist Paradise
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Apple Versus Apple: The Beatles' Decades-long IP War
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Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: The (Alleged) Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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CLASSIC: Project A119: The Cold War Plan to Nuke the Moon!
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The US Camel Corps, Part Two: The Legend of the Red Ghost
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The US Camel Corps, Part One: Several People With A Really Weird Dream
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CLASSIC: Adidas Versus Puma: A Tale of Two Brothers
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CLASSIC: The WWII Naval Battle Won Using Potatoes
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CLASSIC: The Korean Soldier Who Fought for 3 Armies During WWII
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CLASSIC: Philadelphia's Transylvanian Doomsday Cult: The Cave of Kelpius
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CLASSIC: Weird Wars Fought For Dumb Reasons
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