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Epcot - Walt Disn...012022Walt Disney had an issue with the way cities were built in his day. He spent much of his adult life in Los Angeles,...
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The Internet - We...012022We've all had these questions before. What is the Internet? Who invented it? When was the internet invented? How does it even work? The...
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The Dave Matthews...012022This story isn't for you if you have a weak stomach. Honestly, if you're human, this story isn't for you. This is easily the...
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Santa - How St Ni...122021You know Dasher and Dancer and vicious misuse of a historical figure for profit. But, do you know the story of how St. Nick...
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Epistemology - Ho...122021How do you know what you know? That's a weird question. It's an important question to ask, though, and that question is at the...
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Mouse Utopia Expe...122021Throughout history, generations watched as the younger generation took the helm. With each transition of power, the older generation has often disapproved of the...
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Satan - How The D...112021Let's talk about Satan. The devil is one of the scariest creatures in the whole Biblical story. The problem? Well, the Bible never describes...
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Jose Canseco - Th...112021Jose Canseco was one of MLB's greatest home run hitters, with over 450 on his long career. He had a little help, though. Many...
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Lawn Chair Larry ...112021Lawn Chair Larry, also known as Larry Walters, had always dreamed of flying. As a kid, he planned on becoming a pilot in the...
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Timothy Dexter - ...112021Timothy Dexter might actually be the luckiest man ever to live. Dexter was a prolific business mam at the dawn of the United States....
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Ferdinand Waldo D...112021Ferdinand Waldo Demara is quite possibly the most legendary imposter to ever live. This man lied his way into almost every career known to...
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Valiant Thor - Th...102021Valiant Thor is the subject of a truly unbelievable story. We mean it. Tim doesn't even buy this one. Here's the story. Valiant Thor,...
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Emperor Norton - ...102021We all remember the days sitting through history class learning about all the presidents in the short history of the United States. We learned...
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The Bomber Mafia ...102021In the wake of World War I, virtually everyone on earth knew that we could not afford another war as treacherous as the great...
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Stanley Meyer - T...102021Stanley Meyer was a prolific inventor in the late 20th century. While working for a local lab, Meyer was on the team that had...
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BlackRock - The B...092021BlackRock inc. is the largest bank in the world. How big, you ask? Well, it manages an estimated total of $9 trillion. This corporation...
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Phoenix Jones - T...092021On the rooftops of Seattle lurks a hero the city never asked for and barely needs. In $10k armor, Phoenix Jones rushes down fire...
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Space - Why A Spa...092021Since the United States first landed on the moon 50 years ago, the dream of a space colony has been alive in the American...
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LW Wright - Story...092021Nascar has long been the pinnacle of the racing world. However, within the Nascar community, there stands no track greater than the Talladega Super...
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Finding Our Long ...092021We hung a sign at Starbucks that read "Long Lost Love" about connecting with someone years ago and trying to find them again now!...
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Lake Lanier Haunt...082021About 50 miles outside downtown Atlanta lies Lake Lanier. This artificial reservoir spans 59 square miles and boasts an impressive 692 miles of shoreline....
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Freeway Rick Ross...082021Freeway Rick Ross built an empire of drug dealing and real estate in the mid-'80s. His reputation was stout, but he knew what he...
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Tesla Bot - Did E...082021Tesla held its special AI day yesterday and showcased all kinds of incredible new technologies in its autonomous vehicles. Then at the end of...
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The Great Emu War...082021Every nation in the world has had its fair share of embarrassing moments. But only one has lost a war to flightless birds. In...
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Government Cheese...082021Every Presidential candidate makes promises throughout their campaign to sway voters to earn their spot as president. For many candidates, only a few of...
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Chrome Dome - Why...082021Few things are more dangerous than extended distance flights. Yet, occasionally, brave pilots will attempt to fly extreme distances in one go. A single...
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Bull Island - The...072021At this point, we are all familiar with the Fyre Festival disaster. The Netflix and Hulu documentaries about the absolute failure of a concert...
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Charles J Guiteau...072021You have to be a pretty crazy person to assassinate a United States President. But, for Charles J Guiteau, the man who assassinated the...
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AT&T - Alexander ...072021In 1877 Alexander Graham Bell founded the Bell Telephone Company. It was the world's first telephone company and would one day become AT&T. Even...
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The Salton Sea - ...072021Fans of the Things I Learned Last Night podcast know that the United States has made some missteps over the years. However, everything we've...
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Slab City - Welco...062021What do Salvation Mountain, East Jesus, and West Satan have in common? If you guessed they're locations in a video game then you're only...
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Lonnie Zamora - U...062021New Mexico, 1964, Police Officer Lonnie Zamora was tending to his typical daily routine of ticketing speeders outside the city of Socorro. Zamora found...
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Cargo Cults - Joh...062021When tribal groups first make contact with cultures and civilizations outside their own there are often unexpected consequences. Throughout history moments of 'First Contact'...
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Eels - Why Does N...062021Have you ever heard of Eels? Yeah, we're talking about the really weird snake-like fish that sometimes electrocute people. Sidebar, electric eels actually aren't...
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The Boston Molass...062021Honestly, the only reason we are covering The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 is that someone dubbed it the Boston Molassacre and we think...
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The 1904 Olympic ...052021It was the dawn of the modern Olympic era. St. Louis boasted the pleasure of being the 3rd host of the soon-to-be world-renowned games....
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Aleister Crowley ...052021He was a magician, an occultist, and a vagabond. At one point, Aleister Crowley either struck fear or admiration into people all around the...
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Dyatlov Pass Inci...052021In February 1959, ten experienced hikers embarked on a dangerous hike through the northern Urals (a mountain range in the then Soviet Union). None...
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Remote Viewing - ...052021On the podcast, we have covered some pretty unbelievable things. Remote Viewing and the government project that popularized it just might take the cake...
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2008 Florida Gato...042021The 2008 Florida Gators are easily the most unbelievable team in NCAA Football history. They were the nearly undefeated BCS National Champions. Not only...
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The Suburbs - How...042021Every major city in the U.S. follows the same pattern. At the core, there's a large urban landscape comprised of mixed-use architecture and mid...
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Bob Lazar - The A...042021Bob Lazar has been noted as making some of the most audacious and outright unbelievable claims in recent history. If you can believe what...
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Identical Strange...042021Imagine meeting a total stranger that looked exactly like you do, now imagine experiencing that unreal phenomenon twice. This is exactly what happened to...
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The Voynich Manus...032021Want to talk about a really weird book? Well, do we have a book for you! The Voynich Manuscript is the definition of an...
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Tulip Mania - How...032021Anyone who has been following the stock market for more than a few years knows the fear and heartache that comes with a correction....
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American Dream - ...032021Anyone born before the year 2000 remembers spending countless Saturdays roaming the halls of their local shopping mall. Kids across the nation reveled in...
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Cat Daddy - Voice...032021This week, Jaron put a poster up in Starbucks for "cat lessons" and left a phone number for people who want to learn how...
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Castle Bravo - Wh...032021When it comes to Nuclear bombs there's large and then there's Castle Bravo. On March 1st, 1954 the United States detonated the largest Thermonuclear...
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'Oumuamua - This ...032021On October 19th, 2017 Robert Weryk turned to a new part of the sky with the Pan-STARRS telescope at Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii and...
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The Demon Core - ...022021The Demon Core had the potential to be one of the most dangerous devices of the 20th century. To understand it, however, we first...
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Göbekli Tepe - Th...022021For millennia we have been enamored by the mega projects of the past. The great wall of china, the pyramids of Giza and Chichén...
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Bitcoin Explained...022021Bitcoin has taken the world by storm. Over the past few months, the value of a single bitcoin has nearly doubled that of a...
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Travis - The Chim...122020Travis the Chimpanzee was a beloved figure in the small town of Stamford Connecticut. As far as chimps go, Travis was quite talented. He...
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Billionaires122020Tim teaches Jaron all about billionaires. Who the richest people in the world are, how they got there, what makes someone a "billionaire", and...
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Agent Garbo112020Tim teaches Jaron about Agent Garbo, a double agent who convinced Great Britain to hire him to sabotage the Germans. Without his contribution, the...
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Action Park112020Wild rides, underage drinking, and no adults. What could go wrong?? Tim teaches Jaron about Action Park, a theme park that is the subject...
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Vegas Tunnel Town112020Underneath the Vegas Strip is a system of tunnels that is home to over a thousand people! Tim teaches Jaron about fascinating community, police...
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Synthetic Media112020Tim teaches Jaron about synthetic media, a method of content creation that relies solely on automated systems, like artificial intelligence algorithms. We learn about...
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Norilsk, Russia102020This week, Tim teaches us about Norilsk, a city in Russia that has been called "the worst place on Earth". From their 2 month...
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Little Caesars102020Jaron asked Tim to do less controversial topics and Tim delivered with this episode about Little Caesars. We learn about their history, marketing strategies,...
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Second Life102020Tim teaches Jaron about Second Life, a massive online role playing game that lets you reimagine your life and build anything you want, including...
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The Richmond TV V...092020Tim teaches us about the Richmond TV Vigilante, a masked prankster who leaves box TVs on peoples' front porches all across the city of...
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MK Ultra092020This week, Tim teaches us about MK Ultra, a CIA operation that used experimental tactics on unknowing citizens, detainees, and even their own agents.
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Pokemon092020This week Tim teaches Jaron about the international brand, Pokemon. We talk about it's origins, branding strategy, and the unintended effects of their popular...
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Operation Papercl...092020At the end of World War II, Nazi scientists were fleeing to different countries to avoid jail or death. The United States found the...
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I-400 - The Secre...092020I-400s were a class of submarine AIRCRAFT CARRIERS used by Japan during World War II. They were MASSIVE and Tim tells us all about...
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Brain Computer In...082020Season 4 is here and this week Tim teaches us all about BCIs! (Brain Computer Interfaces). The guys talk about the technology behind it,...
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Oak Ridge, TN052020We tried to do an episode over Zoom as part of my new late night show, Morning Show At Night! Tim teaches us about...
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Natalia Barnett032020Tim teaches us about Natalia Barnett (Grace). We learn about her bizarre story of being adopted into a family as an 8 year old,...
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XFL - Xtreme Foot...022020Tim teaches us about the XFL! A new(ish) spring football league. We learn about their complicated past with television networks, what they did differently...
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Alex Jones022020Tim teaches us about one of our favorite conspiracy theorists, Alex Jones. We learn about what started his mistrust of authority, how he rose...
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The Lost City of ...112019Tim teaches us about the origins of the Atlantis story and the theories of where it may be located! Tim drank a Bang Energy...
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The Battle of Los...112019The Battle of LA is an event that took place during World War II. We talk about the details leading up to that night,...
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DB Cooper - Plane...102019Tim teaches us about DB Cooper, the only man to get away with air piracy in the United States. We talk about the case,...
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Capacitance Elect...102019Tim teaches Jaron about Capacitance Electronic Discs (CEDs). This was RCA's attempt at putting videos on vinyl discs, before releasing the VHS. Jaron points...
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Pickle Eyed Boy102019This is a excerpt from S3E5 (The Radioactive Boyscout) as Tim and Jaron talk about The Boy With Pickle Eyes. David Hahn handled dangerous...
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John McAfee092019Tim teaches us about John McAfee. An entrepreneur who pioneered the software that protects computers from viruses, and then sold his fortune and became...
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Dynamic Duos - Pa...092019Jaron and Tim talk about popular dynamic duos and figure out who is who! Peanut Butter and Jelly, Buzz and Woody, Shrek and Donkey,...
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The Radioactive B...092019Then 16 year old, David Hahn, built a fully functional nuclear reactor in his mom's backyard. Tim tells us all about the events leading...
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The Newly Wed Gam...092019Tim and Jaron play the "newly wed game" where they test their knowledge of the other person with questions and answers via marker board.
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Battle Royal (For...082019Tim teaches us about battle royale games. A game mode that has taken over the industry, and the minds of children everywhere. It's the...
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Dynamic Duos082019Jaron and Tim talk about popular dynamic duos and figure out who is who in each pair! Bob and Larry (VeggieTales), Joey and Chandler...
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Black Tom Explosi...082019Jaron and Tim discuss the Black Tom Explosion! A possible government cover up to keep the US out of World War I, the Black...
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