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9 Weird Things Hiding Underground

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Why Were C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien Frenemies?!

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9 Wonderful Wintertime Inventions

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9 Door-Busting Facts About Holiday Shopping

105

What Are the Secrets of the World’s Largest Birds?

106

Taking Risks and Traveling the World, with Tom Freston!

107

How Scientists Are Reviving Lost Smells

108

Super Food Science Excellence Trivia Blow Out! with Science Friday

109

Why Does New Zealand Have an Official Wizard?

110

9 Saucy, Savory Facts About Pasta

111

What Did Teddy Roosevelt Do to Dr. Seuss?!

112

9 Mustache Facts to Kick Off Movember!

113

Exploring Alien Science with Daniel Whiteson!

114

PTG Recommends: Origin Stories!

115

9 Spooky, Ooky Facts About Charles Addams

116

9 Halloween Facts to Stuff in Your Pillowcases!

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Being Curious for a Living with Josh & Chuck from Stuff You Should Know

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Are We Doomed to Lose Curiosity As We Age?

119

Can Pets Be Curious? How About Wild Chimps?

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Is Curiosity Dangerous?

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What Does Curiosity Really Do To Our Brains?

122

How Come Esperanto Never Took Off?!

123

Can Pneumatic Tubes and Robot Sharks Solve Our Garbage Crisis?

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Why Did Venus Flytraps Develop a Taste for Meat?

125

The Mystery of the Missing Tintin Plays

126

What’s the Best Day of the Week?

127

Was Tintin a Real Person?

128

9 Facts to Get You in the Apple-Picking Mood

129

9 Sneaky Ways to Send a Message

130

Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?

131

Why Is It So Hard to Get Rid of Lice?!

132

Does Pizza Bring Out the Worst In People?

133

What's the Worst Mascot of All Time? (And Who Invented Mascots, Anyway?)

134

Are There Benefits to Procrastinating?

135

A Hungry Fungus and the Epic Quest to Save Wet Books!

136

Dancing Molecules and a Plywood Miracle!

137

Caffeinated Concrete and a Song About Particle Physics!

138

Self-Healing Glass and Virtual Dolphins!

139

Jetlagged Hamsters and the Smell of Space!

140

Why Does Rocking Put Babies to Sleep?

141

What Are the Greatest Things We Didn't Know About Brazil?

142

9 Head-Spinning Facts About Carousels

143

Who Invented the Dunce Cap? (And Other Unusual School Supplies)

144

9 Crazy Stories About Debt (Including when you could pay your rent in Eels?!)

145

How to Build the Ultimate Theme Park!

146

9 Bonzer Tips for Traveling Across Australia

147

Why Is It More Dangerous to Be a Park Ranger Than an FBI Agent?

148

What Did Ancient Egyptian Bread Taste Like? with Sam Kean

149

Where Do the World's Best Band Names Come From?

150

9 Highly Reactive Facts About the Periodic Table

151

How Close Are We to Resurrecting a Woolly Mammoth?

152

Is 3D-Printed Food Worth Eating?

153

9 Deliciously Frosty Facts About Ice Cream

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9 Bizarre Areas of Expertise

155

What's the Most American Place in the World?

156

Debunking Muscle Myths with Casey Johnston!

157

Part-Time Genius on The Puzzler: "True True False False" w/ Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur

158

Your Weird Summer Travel Guide!

159

Can You Make a Puppet Out of Ice?

160

Who Invented Fentanyl, and How Did It Become a Crisis?

161

Why Do NASCAR Fans Drive Trucks and Formula One Fans Drive Yachts?

162

Is Mexico City Really Sinking?

163

Why Can’t You Copyright a Chicken Sandwich?

164

Inside the Fact Vault: Bird Drama and a Tormented Statue

165

What's the Secret to Nintendo's Success?

166

9 Prime-Time Secrets of TV Guide

167

Thanks, Canada! 9 Great Inventions from the Great White North

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Are Pigeons Smarter Than They Look?

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Did a Volcano Eruption Really Help Invent the Bicycle?

170

Why Do We Blow Out Birthday Candles?

171

What's the World's Most Ridiculous Video Game?

172

Let's Kiss the Cod in Newfoundland!

173

PTG Classic: 9 Surprising Facts about Moms

174

Why Chickens are Smarter Than You Think! with Sy Montgomery

175

PTG Classic: Who's the Greatest Pirate of All Time?

176

9 Super Catchy Facts About Theme Songs

177

Inside Baseball: Magic Mud, Torpedo Bats, and High-Altitude Homers

178

PTG Classic: How Did P. T. Barnum Trick the World Into Riding Elevators?

179

9 Extremely Valuable Facts About Pennies

180

PTG Classic: Why Are We So Fascinated By the Titanic?

181

PTG Classic: What Flavor Is Dr Pepper?

182

9 Page-Turning Secrets of the Library of Congress

183

PTG Classic: What's the Science Behind Introverts?

184

Drama Kings: Meet Emperor Norton, the Pickle King & other Self-Declared Royalty

185

PTG Classic: Why Are There So Many Cheese Crimes?

186

9 Extra-Spicy Facts About Atomic Fireballs

187

9 Surprising Tips for Visiting Bhutan

188

PTG Classic: What are the Craziest Applications for Lasers? (Including washing your dishes!)

189

Are Cow Burps Hurting the Environment?

190

Who is Pablo Eggs-cobar? (And why is he obsessed with bird eggs?!)

191

PTG Classic: How do Dollar Stores stay in Business?

192

SURPRISE! It's a Part-Time Genius Pop Quiz

193

9 Very Important Facts About Donuts

194

25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 5

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25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 4

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25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 3

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25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 2

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25 Greatest Science Ideas Countdown: Day 1

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What Caused the Golden Age of Novelty Songs?

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How did Thurgood Marshall become such an Incredible Lawyer?