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The Most-hated Condiment? A Ridiculous History of Mayonnaise
The Gang Goes To Waffle House
CLASSIC: The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: the Lighthouse of Alexandria
People Knew the Earth Was Round Way Earlier Than You Think
CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind the Author
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life
CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Nazi Bomb
The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy
The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong
CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs
CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
What makes a word a 'word'?
The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet
CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale and More
CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub
CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, with Tom Freston
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 2
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 1
Folks, We're Doing A Clip Show: Leftovers, 2025
Was 536 Really the Worst Year in History?
CLASSIC: Clara, The World's Most Famous Rhinoceros
Christmas Traditions Are So Incredibly Weird!
The Grim Christmas Folklore of Johnny Ace, with Jake Brennan
CLASSIC: How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit
The Deliciously Ridiculous History of Fruitcakes
That Time the US Government Brainwashed America into DIY Bomb Shelters
CLASSIC: Idiomatic For The People, Part I
Spontaneous Human Combustion: A Bizarre Controversy
IP, Part Three: A Copyright for Everyone!
CLASSIC: Was there a real-life Rapunzel?
Ridiculous Maps: That Time Everyone Thought California Was An Island
The Chicago Tylenol Murders
CLASSIC: Benjamin Franklin's Advice On "Finding A Mistress"
Wait! Can a tree really own itself?
Doc Holliday Was, In Fact, A Deadly Dentist
CLASSIC: What does "Idaho" actually mean?
The Ridiculous History of Dog Food
Bir Tawil: The Ridiculous Tale of "Earth's Worst Real Estate"
CLASSIC: Uncle Sam Tried to End World War II With Bat Bombs
The Ridiculous History of the "Ice Cream Sundae"
Zombies, Part Two: The Movies!
CLASSIC: The American Soldiers Who Defected to North Korea and Became Movie Stars
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Temple of Artemis
That Time Everyone Loved Radium: What Could Go Wrong?
CLASSIC: How a Broken Toilet Foiled a German Sub
CLASSIC: Creature Feature: The Dark Tetrad
CLASSIC: Gustaf Broman Tried to Cross the Atlantic in a Canoe . . . Or Did He?
CLASSIC: The Weird, Surprisingly Recent Origin of the Tooth Fairy
CLASSIC: When Vikings Loot The Wrong Town
CLASSIC: Were Tulips Really The Bitcoin of the 1600s?
CLASSIC: (Some of) History's Dumbest Military Prototypes
The Dumbest Mobster Ever Tried To Steal Ruby Slippers
The Ridiculously Disturbing History of North Korea
CLASSIC: The Forty Elephants: London’s All-Female Jewel Thieves
Disco Balls are Ridiculous, and We Love Them
The Truth About "Zombies"
CLASSIC: The Malleus Maleficarum: A Real-life Witch Hunter's Bible
How the Kentucky Derby Became a Thing
The Ridiculous History of the 90s and Low Culture, with Ross Benes
CLASSIC: The Great London Beer Flood of 1814
The True Story of Pac Man -- and a Ton of Weird Theories
The Ridiculous Origin of the the Word "Ridiculous"
CLASSIC: Dr. Seuss Wrote His Most Famous Book On A Bet
The Terrifying Science of Tiny Subs and D-Day, Part Two: The Rise of the Chamber Divers
The Terrifying Science of Tiny Subs and D-Day, Part One: The Return of Dr. Rachel "Big Spinach" Lance
CLASSIC: Feral Children and the True Story Behind The Jungle Book
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: The Colossus of Rhodes
Unlucky Numbers Across The Globe -- And Why They Are Ridiculous
CLASSIC: The Ridiculously Laxative-laden Journey of Lewis and Clark
Moon Rock Heists, Part Two: The Romantic Misadventures of Thad Roberts
Moon Rock Heists, Part One: Lunatic Heists and Space Law
CLASSIC: The Strange and Spectacularly Disgusting Story of the Great Kentucky Meat Shower
The Ridiculously Energetic History of Energy Drinks!
Japan is Overrun By Raccoons Entirely Due to a Single Cartoon
CLASSIC: The Bizarre Origin of the Oxford English Dictionary
Hoax! With Dana Schwartz and Lizzie Logan
Fabergé Eggs Are Ridiculous (And Fascinating)
The World of Non-Gregorian Calendars: What Day Is It, Really?
The Ridiculous Origin of the Modern Calendar
CLASSIC: George Carlin Gets Quoted in the Supreme Court: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman
EThe Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part Two
The Ridiculous History of Fantasy Sports, Part One
CLASSIC: The People vs. Lenny Bruce: Ridiculous Stand-up Stories with Wayne Federman
First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part Two, Part Two: Some Folks Didn't Want The Job
First Ladies Who Weren't Wives, Part Two, Part One: James "The Bachelor" Buchanan
CLASSIC: The Life and Times of Ol' Knife Hand
Batman, or Bat-Man? A Ridiculously Comical Feud For The Ages
Three Ridiculous Histories of "Bloody Mary"
CLASSIC: The Ridiculous Story of the World’s First (Documented) Serial Killer
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets"
A Titanic Disaster: That Time An Entire Production Crew Tripped Off Bad Chowder
CLASSIC: Back When the Rich Ate Corpses
A Ridiculous History of Sex, with Ross Benes
CLASSIC: The Mummies of Guanajuato