Ever wonder how some of your favorite food dishes got their names?  From Fettuccine Alfredo to Kung Pao Chicken, we take a look at some of their origins.

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Learn about 6 mysteries that science doesn’t have answers to yet.  What is dark energy? Why are you right handed? How do butterflies migrate? These questions and more will leave you stumped.

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What happens when reasonable men must do unreasonable things?  They make their own tank out of a bulldozer and level a town of course.  Hear the story of Marvin Heemeyer’s Killdozer!

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Why does the world no longer eat the delicious banana known as the Gros Michel?  Learn about what happened to this banana, and why we eat an inferior banana today.

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Receiving the key to a city can be a big honor, but did you know Saddam Hussein once got the Key to Detroit?  Find out about that and the history behind “Keys to the City” in this week’s episode.

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Also known as the Princess of 10,000 Horses, Khutulun influenced Asia as a military leader and undefeated wrestler!  Learn how this Mongolian warrior-princess left her mark on the empire.

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Their names may not be as well known as those who came in 1st, but the 2nd people to climb Everest, barrel over Niagara, break the sound barrier & invent the phone deserve some recognition.

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Can you live off eating nothing but air and light?  Some people claim they can do just this, learn about the practice of Breatharianism in this week’s episode.

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Around the globe there are reports of strange lights seen close to the ground.  These mysterious orbs are seen from Australia to Texas, and this week we learn about them and their many theories.

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In the remote regions of Mexico there is said to be a large fierce cat with long limbs and big ears.  Known as the Onza, its legend has persisted for hundred of years, but does it really exist?

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Lake Ronkonkoma is the largest lake on Long Island, New York, and is also one of the most eerie lakes in the country.  Learn about the ghostly Native American legend of the Lady of the Lake.

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In 1933 a group of prominent businessmen got together and devised a plot to overthrow the president of the United States.  Learn about the Business Plot, what happened and the cover-up.

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If you have a computer you know the risk of viruses, but did you know the first computer virus was actually pretty harmless?  Learn about the first computer virus in history in this week’s episode.

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Many cultures have stories of gigantic birds, and some feathered creatures may have inspired myths and tall tales of these large fliers.  Learn about some truly big birds both legendary and real.

Professor Moriarty is one of the most iconic literary villains, but do you know the story of the person who inspired this Sherlock Holmes character?  Learn about Adam Worth, the real Moriarty.

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The Golden Spruce was a very special and rare tree.  It was sacred to native peoples, it puzzled scientists and left us an unsolved mystery.  Learn about this tree’s intriguing history and tragic fat…

Hear the Polynesian tale of how cultural hero Maui snared the sun, thus slowing it down to give us longer days.

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The Boyce-Sneed feud is one of the most infamous stories of revenge, love triangles and frontier justice in Texas history.  Learn about what went down in Texas and who won.

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Do you know the story of how George Washington died? Did you know there was a plan to bring him back from the dead?  Well listen to this episode and learn more.

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You probably can’t afford this potato, but it is most likely pretty tasty.  Learn about the world’s most expensive potato.

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