Wiki University

How did PEZ candy come to be? Why are Mexicans so into anime? Does every costume deserve candy on Halloween? If you had a time machine would you kill Hitler or something more productive? Where was th…

Would you take a vacation to a concentration camp? What about a family trip to Chernobyl? Do you know about Croc sport mode?    Are the Bever murders of Broken Arrow, OK the worst famlicide of all ti…

Is there anyone who finds body hair attractive? Are women really more wonderful than men? Is pizza a good last meal? Is yin and yang more than a regrettable lower back tattoo? Kyle and Jheisson answe…

In this episode of Wiki U Jheisson and Kyle discuss their love of Costco before finally diving into the story of Eddie Gaedel who worked as an airplane riveter during WWII, jumped out of helicopters,…

What does a person's butt say about their personality? Are people with bony butts the worst of society? Which celebrity's mother predicted presidential elections based on the candidate's butt? Kyle a…

What animal would you trust to infiltrate your Cold War nemesis? How did organ grinders get tied in with the mob? Are rappers the most sensitive form of entertainer? Kyle and Jason answer these quest…

On this episode of Wiki U we learn about the FIRST EVER road trip which was driven in 1888 as a publicity stunt by Bertha Benz who wanted to generate attention for the new family business. But why we…

Ambergris is a rare and priceless substance that comes from the digestive system of a sperm whale, but what do humans use it for and how is it formed? Do human bodies need their fluids topped off fro…

This is the story of the most brutal race in the history of the Olympics. It was a death march on dusty country roads under the sweltering summer sun where the competitors fend off packs of wild dogs…

We just celebrated the Fourth of July here at Wiki U so for today's episode we're taking a trip to 1983 and the small town of Benton, Tennessee which was shook to its core when the local illegal fire…

This week Kyle and Jheisson learn about the gruesome Cleveland Torso murders of the 1930's, the extensive history of portable toilets, bidets, and answer the question: Why does cologne say "Toilette"…

What areas of the world can you eat horse meat? Are concrete shoes as common as the movies make them out to be? How did famous pitchman Oxiclean Billy Mays die and was he good at dating? Kyle and Jhe…

Does everyone have their own smell?  Is the hardest part about wine tasting pretending like you know what you're talking about? What is vinegar really? But more importantly WHAT IS EXPLODING HEAD SYN…

In 1910 Jack Johnson, a black boxer, was the champion of the world and it infuriated former champion James J. Jeffries so much that he came out of retirement in the name of racists everywhere. On thi…

How did six high school boys survive on a deserted island for fifteen months? Why does Catalina Island have a herd of buffalo? Did they swim across the Pacific? Continental drift? How high can you ge…

Why do Japanese families adopt adults? What are the benefits? What about the downsides? How to do Buddhists reach Nirvana? What events led up the death of Kurt Cobain? Kyle and Jheisson answer these …

How do you become an admiral in the Cajun Navy? Is cruising for sex only for gay people or can straights cruise too? How did the Al Pacino film Cruising reflect New York City's gay culture during the…

How did Ronald Regan try to sweep gays under the rug? What was Arthur Ashe's legacy? When were glow sticks invented and where did raves start? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as the…

Is there a correlation to creativity and mental health? Was Jean-Claude Van Damme actually good at karate? Why was there a big wall separating Berlin? What is the highest level of karate? Kyle and Jh…

It was once thought that a human was not physically capable of running a a mile under four minutes or summiting Everest. Now many people achieve those feats every year. It begs the question, does the…