Stuff You Should Know

The good news is that we know antidepressants can treat major depression, helping millions... more

Pete Rose said she was “bigger than any one player” in baseball during the 70s... more

Scrabble is a game that neither of us plays with regularity. And maybe that's good for thi... more

It is literally all around you (and even inside you) - electricity makes up the basis of m... more

The market for Chinese art used to be very small and is now a billion dollar annual indust... more

A request by our producer Dave C, we explore how totally on your own you were in Medieval ... more

The telephone switchboard was a real wonder of technology and laid the groundwork for the ... more

Crickets are part of a larger insect-based diet enjoyed in most parts of the world. Loaded... more

In a tribute to the late founder of HowStuffWorks Marshall Brain, we chose one of his grea... more

Fanta has its roots in Germany during WWII, so the Nazi association is something that's to... more

One of the more famous unsolved true crime cases concerns a woman found stuffed into a tre... more

A decade before the U.S. officially segregated in 1896, baseball banned black players. A d... more

Does everyone have an inner monologue? What purpose do they serve? What if you don't have ... more

The 24/7 short order restaurant Waffle House is known for staying open during natural disa... more

Harry Belafonte is most famous for introducing America to calypso music, with hits like Da... more

The collar bomb heist is the crime caper that keeps on giving. Every time the story seemed... more

Operation Flagship was undertaken at a time when the U.S. Marshals performed their jobs wi... more

If you lived in ancient Persia, you could do a lot worse in trying to cool things down tha... more

Keeping things cold with electricity changed the world as we know it. In more ways than yo... more

The robber barons were not a group of evil super villains. OR WERE THEY? Learn all about t... more

Since it was introduced in the 60s, the Tragedy of the Commons, the idea that humans will ... more

One of the lesser-known cases of American true crime is also a very sad one. Meet Charles ... more

Beneath Paris lies the bones of more than 6 million people. And you can walk among them fo... more

It was only in the last few decades that science became aware that itches aren't just low-... more

You want payback don’t you? Sure, we all do. We all want it so bad. So bad. Sometime... more

Guiness beer is famous for its smooth and creamy texture, thanks in part to nitrogen, and ... more

Being gullible is a weird thing. But are you born with it? Is it learned? Can you be trust... more

Mount St. Helen's is a lovely sight to behold, but was a pretty scary thing to be around i... more