Stuff You Should Know

It’s a pretty safe assumption that people have been born with birthmarks since human... more

---Since the age of Descartes, science has put all of its eggs in the basket of determinis... more

It's a confusing part of climate change when it seems winter is as cold as ever, but as gl... more

Like many huge discoveries, X-rays were accidentally stumbled upon. That serendipity led t... more

You could be forgiven for thinking the story behind elastics was boring. You’d still... more

The world's energy consumption is ruining the planet but for decades physicists have been ... more

You know the rule that says the simplest explanation is probably the correct one? That&rsq... more

It’s easy to think of people in the distant past as kinda dumb for believing things ... more

There are a number of theories for how the universe evolved but none are more widely accep... more

It evolved over centuries to become the gold standard for conducting scientific inquiry. Y... more

If you’ve ever wanted to listen to two totally untrained, non-chemists who are fully... more

Chuck loved M*A*S*H. Josh didn't. Listen in as they fight to the death. See [omnystudio.co... more

Does singing make you happy? Yes, yes it does. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omny... more

You can make a pretty good case that the rise of opinion “news” and filter bub... more

Back in the day, broadcasters were bound by law to provide contrasting opinions on politic... more

Today we dive into the unremorseful life of NYC Subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz. See [omny... more

Harvesting rainwater has tons of upsides and not many downsides – you just need to t... more

They say that smiling requires fewer muscles than frowning, so why not smile? That doesn&r... more

Josh and Chuck delve into the world of 911 in this classic episode. See [omnystudio.com/li... more

The disaster at Three Mile Island thankfully did not cost any lives directly, but the noti... more

In 1955, the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance motor race took a very dark turn when a terribl... more

Van Gogh lived a troubled life and did not garner attention as a painter until after his d... more

The question of Shakespeare's authorship has been around since at least the mid-1800s. Is ... more

From 1968 to 1972 Howard Hughes holed up in a suite in the Desert Inn casino in Las Vegas.... more

Does knuckle cracking give you arthritis? It doesn't appear to. But that doesn't mean it's... more

There are quacks and then there is Linda Hazzard. Not only did she starve her patients to ... more

Flight attendants have come a long way. From having to put up with rampant sexism, to the ... more

One of the darkest days in the history of American law enforcement came on April 19, 1993,... more