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How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?

How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?

Season 1 Episode 2
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Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?

Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?

Season 1 Episode 3
6:50
Where Does the #Hashtag Symbol Come From?

Where Does the #Hashtag Symbol Come From?

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How Columbus Invented Cannibals

How Columbus Invented Cannibals

Season 1 Episode 5
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How WWII Created Godzilla & Mecha Robots

How WWII Created Godzilla & Mecha Robots

Season 1 Episode 6
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Why is there a North and South Korea?

Why is there a North and South Korea?

Season 1 Episode 7
7:35
Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth?

Is Poisoned Halloween Candy a Myth?

Season 1 Episode 8
6:38
Why Do We Get Grades in School?

Why Do We Get Grades in School?

Season 1 Episode 9
7:45
How Your Rubber Ducky Explains Colonialism

How Your Rubber Ducky Explains Colonialism

Season 1 Episode 10
6:49
Why Do Women Give Birth Lying Down?

Why Do Women Give Birth Lying Down?

Season 1 Episode 11
7:28
Where does the Nuclear Family Come From?

Where does the Nuclear Family Come From?

Season 1 Episode 12
7:46
Why Do We Eat Artificial Flavors?

Why Do We Eat Artificial Flavors?

Season 1 Episode 13
7:42
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Origin of Everything

The True Origin of Killer Clowns

Season 1 Episode 1

Well, sure the answer is partly from 1980s horror movies like IT and Killer Klowns from Outer Space, but the reality is much deeper than that. From the Middle Ages through the Renaissance to 19th Century England, clowns have always been around to bring a little chaos. And the truth is, up until the late 1800s they were NEVER for kids. The truth is, terrifying killer clowns are nothing new.
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What is Cultural Appropriation?
9:38
Season 2 Episode 7
What is Cultural Appropriation?
What is culture? Can it even be appropriated?
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
8:24
Season 2 Episode 6
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
9:42
Season 2 Episode 5
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
Why does the government care about race?
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
8:37
Season 2 Episode 4
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
10:49
Season 2 Episode 3
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
Hijabs, yarmulkes, habits, and dastars — why do so many religions have rules about hair?
How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?
9:16
Season 2 Episode 2
How Did Makeup Ads Go From Style to Science?
When did makeup ads become less about beauty and more about science?
Can Tattoos Be Taboo?
8:05
Season 2 Episode 1
Can Tattoos Be Taboo?
When did tattoos shift from counterculture to mainstream?
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
9:10
Season 1 Episode 45
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
Why does the Minimum Wage exist at all?
The Origin of Gender
8:39
Season 1 Episode 44
The Origin of Gender
Why do we think there are only two genders? And how are sex and gender different?
Why Do People Have Pets?
8:00
Season 1 Episode 43
Why Do People Have Pets?
Why did humans start domesticating animals as pets and not livestock?
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
6:46
Season 1 Episode 42
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
What do the Great Depression and farm subsidies have to do with eating popcorn at movies?
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
7:23
Season 1 Episode 41
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
Why was it illegal for women to wear men’s clothing and for men to wear women’s clothing?
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