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The Strange 19th-Century Sport That Was Cooler Than Football
July 28, 2021
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‘Jurassic Pompeii’ Yields Thousands of High-Quality Fossils
July 21, 2021
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Leo Hendrik Baekeland: The Man Who Invented Plastic
June 28, 2021
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Evidence of a Coronavirus Epidemic 20,000 Years Ago
June 25, 2021
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New Prehistoric Human Unknown to Science Discovered in Israel
June 24, 2021
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The Clever Folds That Kept Letters Secret
June 17, 2021
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Pointy Shoes Destroyed Rich People’s Feet in Medieval England
June 17, 2021
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Processed Food is Nothing New
May 17, 2021
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Could Humans Have Brought Life to Mars?
May 11, 2021
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Culture in the Animal Kingdom
May 07, 2021
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Europe’s Oldest 3D Map Rediscovered in Castle Cellar
April 06, 2021
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The Medieval Fruit Best Enjoyed Rotten
March 29, 2021
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Scientists Unlock Mysteries of World’s Oldest ‘Computer’
March 15, 2021
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The Secret History of the Syringe
March 10, 2021
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Eight Turn of the Century Inventions That Changed the World
March 10, 2021
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Chainsaws Were Originally Invented For Childbirth
February 18, 2021
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These Blue Beads Could Be the Oldest Evidence of European Goods in North America
February 11, 2021
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Lobotomy: The Brain Op Described as “Easier than Curing a Toothache”
February 03, 2021
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Pessimists Archive Podcast, Ep. 33: Election Hyperbole
November 05, 2020
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The Cheap Pen That Changed Writing Forever
November 03, 2020
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Celebrating a Century of Radio
October 06, 2020
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The Chilling Experiment Which Created the First Vaccine
September 29, 2020
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Pessimists Archive Podcast, Ep. 31: Forks
September 17, 2020
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The Pioneering Surgeons Who Cleaned Up Filthy Hospitals
August 20, 2020
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