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Since the early days of space exploration, some of NASA's greatest have pulled some great pranks. Learn about our favorites, from a smuggled sandwich to a space gorilla, in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/ridiculous-history-5-n ... Show More

When you shiver, your fingers and toes go numb, or you get goosebumps in the cold, that's actually your body trying to keep you warm. Learn how it works -- and how you habituate to chilly temperatures over time -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://heal ... Show More

The War of 1812 between the U.S. and the British Empire ended in a stalemate, but it established the U.S. as an independent nation and economic power -- and allowed Americans to colonize the West. Learn more in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.ho ... Show More

In this English lesson, I explain how Americans celebrate Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In recent years, the name of this three day weekend or long weekend has become pretty controversial. Some Americans believe that Christopher Columbus is a great man of history and s ... Show More

<p>Finishing out his LatinX Heritage Month special Thursday episodes, Dramos recaps the good, bad and ugly from this last month including Indigenous Peoples Day vs. Columbus Day, Missing White Woman Syndrome, Latinos and the police, Pitbull's dumb comments and more. He also takes ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, Robert Tracy McKenzie tells the story of the history of thanksgiving and what led to us celebrating it today.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork. ... Show More

This whole idea of Irish slaves distorts some things that really did happen. So today we’re going to talk about that history, and how it’s being twisted and misused today.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for pri ... Show More

<p>What makes America unique? In the second segment of this special two-part episode, Josh and Chuck join up with guests from The Daily Show and The Onion to take a closer look at the Stuff You Should Know About America.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="ht ... Show More

<p>You know Groundhog Day – the holiday on February 2 when you wake up and have to go through the same day over and over again. It turns out the holiday has deep roots in a pagan past, and has survived in a surprisingly similar form.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choices a ... Show More

The usually divisive internet has agreed to cancel April Fools' Day, paleomntologists are learning more about a weird, giant sloth that may have met early humans, and NASA, at its wit's end over, is remotely using a shovel to knock an instrument into position on Mars. Join Ben Bo ... Show More

Today we talk with Lance from The Serfs about the indigenous mass grave found in Canada, and the country's history of genocide and abuse against indigenous people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info ... Show More