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Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?

Is Swearing Good for Your Brain?

Season 2 Episode 1
6:08
How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes?

How Do Clichés Evolve into Memes?

Season 2 Episode 2
6:19
The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling

The Screwed-Up History of English Spelling

Season 2 Episode 3
7:50
Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot

Pronouns: Little Words That Say a Lot

Season 2 Episode 4
5:56
A Controversial Theory About Gossip

A Controversial Theory About Gossip

Season 2 Episode 5
7:24
Foreign Words We Need in English

Foreign Words We Need in English

Season 2 Episode 6
7:00
Is Bilingualism a Superpower?

Is Bilingualism a Superpower?

Season 2 Episode 7
9:41
The Stories Behind Food Names

The Stories Behind Food Names

Season 2 Episode 8
7:46
Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop

Literally No One Likes a Grammar Cop

Season 2 Episode 9
8:57
Why Sign Language Was Banned in America

Why Sign Language Was Banned in America

Season 2 Episode 10
12:13
How Brands Ruin Slang

How Brands Ruin Slang

Season 3 Episode 1
8:01
Is "R" a Vowel?

Is "R" a Vowel?

Season 3 Episode 2
6:41
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60 Euphemisms for Death!

Season 1 Episode 6

No topic is as universally avoided--yet universally unavoidable--as DEATH. So, it's got a lot of euphemisms in virtually every language.
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