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Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Season 1 Episode 28
9:06
The 2nd Amendment Explained

The 2nd Amendment Explained

Season 1 Episode 29
9:28
When Men Wore High Heels

When Men Wore High Heels

Season 1 Episode 30
6:27
Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?

Do Standardized Tests Do More Harm Than Good?

Season 1 Episode 31
9:08
History of the Word “Gay”

History of the Word “Gay”

Season 1 Episode 32
6:03
What Was Jesus' Real Name?

What Was Jesus' Real Name?

Season 1 Episode 33
4:18
Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?

Why Was It Illegal to be Ugly?

Season 1 Episode 34
5:53
Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?

Why Do We Say "Asian American" Not "Oriental"?

Season 1 Episode 35
6:59
6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control

6 Weird Facts About the History of Birth Control

Season 1 Episode 36
9:17
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
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Origin of Everything

What If There Were No Taxes?

Season 1 Episode 27

Everybody hates paying taxes, but what if no one had to pay them? As strange as this may seem to modern Americans, until the 16th amendment, the USA didn’t have a permanent federal income tax. So how would America be different if federal income taxes had never been made into law? Watch the episode to find out.
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Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?
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Season 1 Episode 3
Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?
Why are 18 Year Olds Considered Adults?
How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?
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Season 1 Episode 2
How did Makeup, WWII, & Communism Create U.S. Healthcare?
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Season 1 Episode 1
The True Origin of Killer Clowns
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