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HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class4 years ago
There are extreme sports and then there is cave diving, the most extreme activity a person can engage in without leaving Earth. Cave divers stay underwater swimming miles into – that’s right – caves, where no human has ever been before. It’s pretty cool.
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HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class6 hours ago
The strange thing about the story of the Ramree Island Crocodile Massacre is that it didn't happen. Yet the story lives on. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Classyesterday
A man with an unfulfilled vision left a huge gash in the ground near Niagara Falls. Then a chemical company came along and filled it with toxic waste. Then people came along and built homes and an elementary school on top of it. Then things went badly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class4 days ago
Believe it or not, in 1985 the Philadelphia Police Department dropped a bomb from a helicopter onto a residential building in an African-American neighborhood. The fact that this story isn't more widely known says it all. Listen and learn about MOVE in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class6 days ago
Today is part II of our tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class7 days ago
Ten percent of people – in Japan at least – get the urge to poop when they visit bookstores. But it wasn’t until a courageous woman stepped up and became the voice of the phenomenon now named after her that they realized they were part of a movement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class8 days ago
Today we pay tribute to one of the most iconic pieces of American culture. Listen in to hear us gush about Charlie Brown, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class11 days ago
For a learning disability that everyone seems to know about, dyslexia is maybe the most commonly misunderstood and controversial cognitive difficulty there is. Some people think it’s a gift, some people think it doesn’t even exist. Learn more in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class13 days ago
It started with New Hampshire couple Betty and Barney Hill, who learned under hypnosis they’d been abducted and examined by aliens in 1962. Since then, possibly millions of people in the US alone came to believe they followed in the Hills’ footsteps. Why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class14 days ago
There’s an ingredient in Skittles and lots of other food that Dunkin Donuts stopped using it in their powdered donuts. Skittles said they were phasing it out too back in 2016 but still haven’t and now the lawsuits flow like The Spice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class15 days ago
The most reviled, hated, despised, no-good, low down, dirty rotten architectural style of all time is actually just the most misunderstood. Learn about this unfairly treated architectural movement and why it’s awesome. Learn to love brutalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class18 days ago
Breaking up is hard to do. Your brain might even think you're getting over a cocaine addiction. Learn all about the science behind break-ups in this classic episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class20 days ago
Llamas are pretty great. They smile! They also spit and if they feel overworked will just lay down. There's a lot to admire there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class21 days ago
Roly Poly bugs go by many names. They look like tiny armadillos. They're great for your garden. And they're crustaceans. Yeah, you read that right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class22 days ago
Multitasking isn't really possible, because of the way the human brain works. We know you think you're getting more done, but you're really working slower and with worse results than working sequentially. We promise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Class25 days ago
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, two anarchists accused of murder, was one of the first "crimes of the century." But did they do it? To this day there is speculation that they did not. Learn all about this famous case in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Classlast month
You know all of those cords and cables and wires that we use to connect our stuff to the electrical grid so they’ll, you know, work? Imagine a day when energy flies through the air like wifi, utterly cord-free. Well, imagine no more! That day is coming!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Classlast month
Smudging is the process of wafting around the smoke of burning white sage. What is it good for? Listen in and find out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Classlast month
If you grew up outside of Africa, you might know Haile Selassie’s name from reggae music - the man who ruled Ethiopia is considered a god in Jamaica. In Ethiopia opinions are more varied. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Classlast month
In 1968, Paul Erlich published The Population Bomb, predicting coming famine and mass death. Erlich's predictions didn't pan out but his ideas launched a debate still raging today. Learn all about it in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
HowStuffWorksadded an audiobook to the bookshelfPodcast: Stuff You Missed in History Classlast month
David Hahn was a kid who was really into science. So much that he built a nuclear reactor in his mother's potting shed. And it worked. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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