Daily Knowledge Podcast
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Podcast Episode #233: The Wave
In this episode, you're going to learn the surprisingly recent ...
In this episode, you're going to learn the surprisingly recent origin of the sporting wave, also known as the "Mexican Wave" outside of the United States, which funny enough has little to nothing to do with Mexico. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #232: The Formation of the Himalayas
In this episode, you're going to learn how the Himalayas ...
In this episode, you're going to learn how the Himalayas originally formed and how they are changing even today, along with some other interesting Himalaya related facts. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #231: HOLLYWOODLAND
In this episode, you're going to learn the origin of ...
In this episode, you're going to learn the origin of the now famous HOLLYWOOD sign and how it came to be such a famous landmark today. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #230: Let Them Eat Cake
In this episode, you're going to learn about the real ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the real origin of the phrase "Let them eat cake," as well as how Marie Antoinette got connected to the phrase. You're also going to learn why history remembers Antoinette as such a villain,
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Podcast Episode #229: The Colosseum’s Much Bigger Brother, The Circus Maximus
In this episode, you're going to learn about a drastically ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about a drastically bigger structure commonly used for certain Roman games long before the now much more famous Colosseum was even a thought. You're also going to learn some other interesting facts about the Colo...
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Podcast Episode #228: ACME
In this episode, you're going to learn the origin of ...
In this episode, you're going to learn the origin of the popular Looney Tunes corporation name "ACME," as well as just why the coyote could never seem to catch the Road Runner. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #227: Justin Verlander and a Chocolate Milk
In this episode, you're going to find out about a ...
In this episode, you're going to find out about a time in high school when future MLB superstar Justin Verlander ultimately paid over $3000 for a single serving chocolate milk, and the interesting story of how this came to be. In the Bonus Facts,
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Podcast Episode #226: The Remarkable Audie Murphy
In this episode, you're going to learn about one of ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about one of the most storied (and diminutive) soldiers in WWII, a few of the remarkable things he did during the war, as well as his very successful acting career that followed. [TRANSCRIPT] - [podcastfeedlinks]
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Podcast Episode #225: The Food Pyramid and Why You Shouldn’t Follow It
In this episode, you're going to learn about the origin ...
In this episode, you're going to learn about the origin of the food pyramid, and why you'd be eating a poor diet if you followed the USDA's various versions of it through the years. You're also going to learn how it came to be this way despite vehemen...
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Podcast Episode #224: A Celestial Message in a Bottle
In this episode, you're going to learn the fascinating story ...
In this episode, you're going to learn the fascinating story of a humble add-on mission to one of NASA's more ambitious projects. This little additional objective was overseen by none other than famed scientist Dr. Carl Sagan.
