Anacondas: Not Like in the Movie

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

In our pop culture, women frequently lust after monsters. Why is that? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A list just came out of the wild things that constantly happen in movies that are 100% unrealistic! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Humans tend to max out at a couple minutes of breath holding, but some air-breathing reptiles and even mammals have evolved to spend extreme lengths of time underwater. Learn how long (and how they manage it) in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://a ... Show More

We've all seen the space-age secret bases in science fiction and blockbuster films, but could a government or corporation really build a secret, permanent deep-sea base? Where would they do it? Why? Join the guys as they dive into (get it?) the murky world of militaries beneath t ... Show More

Arborious prompts a conversation about ESP and the nature of intuition. Joe calls in to ask whether state-level actors have countermeasures against psychic abilities -- which will be a future episode. Ben brings one of his current obsessions to the air: What is the most dangerous ... Show More

It's widely believed that cockroaches will be one of the last things to survive a nuclear war. Is this true? 

Sloths only defecate once a week or so, and more sloths die during the process than at any other time. Learn why in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/sloths-only-poop-once-week.htmSee omnystudio.com/listener for p ... Show More

The cheetah choker has some advice on how to take on bears and crocodiles. Oh and the WEF leaders are real life bond villains, only they think it's all for the greater good.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

People think alligators and crocodiles are really scary - and lots of people don’t understand the difference between them. But wildlife biologist Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez says they are very cool and helps us get to the bottom of their distinctive qualities! Got a Moment of Um ques ... Show More

Jess and Camilla go deep into the ultimate in bachelorette parties. Find out what they think is acceptable behavior and what's crossing the line. Will you agree? One thing is for sure, what happens in this pod, stays in this pod...or does it?!See omnystudio.com/listener for priva ... Show More