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What If Islam Conquered Europe?

What If Islam Conquered Europe?

Season 1 Episode 25
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The Origin of Race in the USA

The Origin of Race in the USA

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What If There Were No Taxes?

What If There Were No Taxes?

Season 1 Episode 27
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Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Is Breakfast the Most Important Meal?

Season 1 Episode 28
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The 2nd Amendment Explained

The 2nd Amendment Explained

Season 1 Episode 29
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When Men Wore High Heels

When Men Wore High Heels

Season 1 Episode 30
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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
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Would You Have Joined the American Revolution?

Season 1 Episode 24

It may seem obvious, but only 40-45% of colonists supported the cause. It's not as simple as it may appear!

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What is Cultural Appropriation?
9:38
What is culture? Can it even be appropriated?
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
8:24
Why Do We Drink Milk in School?
Why Does the Government Need to Know My Race?
9:42
Why does the government care about race?
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
8:37
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
Why Do So Many Religions Have Headwear?
10:49
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
When did makeup ads become less about beauty and more about science?
Can Tattoos Be Taboo?
8:05
When did tattoos shift from counterculture to mainstream?
Why Is There a Minimum Wage?
9:10
Why does the Minimum Wage exist at all?
The Origin of Gender
8:39
Why do we think there are only two genders? And how are sex and gender different?
Why Do People Have Pets?
8:00
Why did humans start domesticating animals as pets and not livestock?
Why Do We Eat Popcorn at The Movies?
6:46
What do the Great Depression and farm subsidies have to do with eating popcorn at movies?
Why Was Crossdressing Illegal?
7:23
Why was it illegal for women to wear men’s clothing and for men to wear women’s clothing?
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