The Strange Story of Lysol

Before Facebook and MySpace, before even Friendster, there was SixDegrees. Dive in today to learn about the first social media site, that was a few years too early.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

8 tracks were during vinyl, but preceded cassettes. Why? So people could listen to their music on the go. Check out this antiquated medium today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous fictional character in the world, and for good reason. More than a hundred years on, Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 Holmes stories are still in print and he is the most portrayed human literary character in history.See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

A pharmacist asked us to prank her coworker so today Jose is calling for some help with a bizarre and exotic new condition that you’ll have to just hear to believe!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Nowadays U.S. grocery shoppers can be reasonably certain that the foods they purchase are safe (if not healthy). Yet this wasn't always the case. In today's episode, we explore the story of one extremely driven, imperfect man, on a mission to clean up America's food industry. Har ... Show More

In the 160s CE, Rome was struck by a devastating disease which, a new book argues, may have been the world’s first pandemic. Galen began his career treating ’the protracted plague’ with viper flesh, opium and urine, but despite his extensive documentation, we still don’t know wha ... Show More

For most of us -- hopefully! -- dental care is a fundamental piece of the morning routine. There are few things quite as refreshing as starting the day with a fresh, minty smile. Then, of course, deodorant (please)! In the second part of the History of Morning Routines, Ben, Noel ... Show More

Regardless of culture or country, most people have some sort of morning routine. This could be a simple as a shower, a shave and brushing one's teeth -- on the other hand, some morning routines are elaborate affairs requiring an hour or more of careful grooming, mousiturizing, me ... Show More

How this trio came to be.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

There’s a 6 year old girl taking over social media, and close to 12 million people agree she could be the next STAR…Plus, there's a hot new conspiracy theory that people are sharing and you know it's good because it started from a guy in Florida!See omnystudio.com/listener for pr ... Show More

Political intrigue is always curious, whether it's ancient or more recent. Here are two adventurous tales to prove our point. Order the official Cabinet of Curiosities book by clicking here today, and get ready to enjoy some curious reading!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ... Show More

"Affaire Le Scouarnec : la colère des victimes" diffusée le vendredi 21 mars 2025 à 13h55 sur France 2.Anaïs n’a aucun souvenir de son agression par le docteur Le Scouarnec. Elle a grandi sans savoir qu'elle avait été violée jusqu’à un jour de 2019 où les gendarmes sont venus son ... Show More