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History of the Word “Gay”

History of the Word “Gay”

Season 1 Episode 32
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What Was Jesus' Real Name?

What Was Jesus' Real Name?

Season 1 Episode 33
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Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?

Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?

Season 1 Episode 34
5:53
Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?

Why Do Women Shave Their Legs?

Season 1 Episode 37
7:27
Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?

Why Did Europeans Enslave Africans?

Season 1 Episode 38
7:42
Why Do All Malls Look the Same?

Why Do All Malls Look the Same?

Season 1 Episode 39
8:54
Six Historically True Facts about Money

Six Historically True Facts about Money

Season 1 Episode 40
11:11
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?

Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?

Season 1 Episode 41
7:23
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?

Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?

Season 1 Episode 42
6:46
Why Do People Have Pets?

Why Do People Have Pets?

Season 1 Episode 43
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Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?

Season 1 Episode 31

Do standardized test help or harm students? And is the US actually over testing students when compared with other nations? In this episode of Origin of Everything, we ask the big question about why do some American students take an average 112 standardized tests between Kindergarten & Grade 12?

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Six Historically True Facts about Money
11:11
How did money come to be such a driving force of modern life?
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?
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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