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When DId Marriage Become about Love?

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The Origin of Race in the USA

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Why Does the ❤️ Heart Symbol ❤️ Look That Way?

Season 1 Episode 21

Whether it’s a chocolate in heart shaped box, an emoji with hearts for eyes, iconic design such as I ❤️ NY or even liking an image on Instagram, the heart symbol is about as ubiquitous as it comes. But have you ever wondered why the ❤️ looks the way it does, considering it’s almost nothing like what an anatomically correct heart actually looks like?

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Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?
9:06
Where does the idea that Breakfast is the most important meal of the day come from?
What If There Were No Taxes?
8:58
How would America be different if federal income taxes had never been made into law?
The Origin of Race in the USA
9:22
How did Americans come to believe that race equals visible physical characteristics?
What If Islam Conquered Europe?
8:37
Could Muslim forces have conquered Europe during the Middle Ages?
Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?
9:06
Would You Have Joined The American Revolution?
When DId Marriage Become about Love?
7:28
How did love conquer marriage?
Why Do We Wash Our Hands After Going to the Bathroom?
7:50
Why did we start washing our hands after going to the bathroom?
Is the Rosa Parks Story True?
8:14
So why do we all know a misleading story about Rosa Parks?
Why was Pink for Boys and Blue for Girls?
9:03
Up until the 1940’s a lot of people thought pink was the more masculine color.
Does the Rorschach Inkblot Test Work?
8:01
Can these weird little blobs actually reveal anything about your personality?
Why Do Kids Have Their Own Bedrooms?
7:49
Why do kids have their own sleeping area at all?
How Did Martin Luther King Jr. Get a Holiday?
9:40
Did you know Martin Luther King Jr Day wasn’t celebrated in all 50 states until 2000?
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