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Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

Why Do We Drink Milk in School?

Season 2 Episode 6
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What is Cultural Appropriation?

What is Cultural Appropriation?

Season 2 Episode 7
9:38
Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions

Modern Warfare and Alien Invasions

Season 2 Episode 8
10:07
Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

Why Do TV Shows Use Laugh Tracks?

Season 2 Episode 10
5:31
Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Why Do We Have Middle Names?

Season 2 Episode 9
5:49
What is Ethnicity?

What is Ethnicity?

Season 2 Episode 11
9:18
What is Racial Passing?

What is Racial Passing?

Season 2 Episode 12
10:06
Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?

Why are Patriotic Songs All the Same?

Season 2 Episode 13
12:36
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Origin of Everything

Can Tattoos Be Taboo?

Season 2 Episode 1

When did tattoos shift from counterculture to mainstream? Are they okay? At what point is your tattoo considered cultural appropriation? Explore these questions and more as Danielle dives into the origin of tattoos around the world.

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Why Do All Malls Look the Same?
8:54
Why do all strip malls look the same, even across different states?
Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?
7:42
Why were most slaves in America from West Africa?
Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?
7:27
Why do women shave their legs and armpit hair, but men don’t?
6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control
9:17
The history of birth control is very long and very odd.
Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?
6:59
Why do Americans no longer use the word “Oriental”?
Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?
5:53
For nearly 100 years it was illegal to be “ugly.” How did we put an end to this?
What Was Jesus' Real Name?
4:18
How did we get the name “Jesus”? And is “Christ” a last name?
History of the Word “Gay”
6:03
Why did “GAY” stop meaning “happy” and start referring “same sex relationships?
Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?
9:08
Do standardized test help or harm students?
When Men Wore High Heels
6:27
For much of their history high heels were seen as a marker of an epic masculinity.
The 2nd Amendment Explained
9:28
We dive into the Supreme Court cases that shaped our understanding of the 2nd amendment.
Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?
9:06
Where does the idea that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day come from?
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