Ridiculous History

898 Episodes

1. What was the 'Great Stink' of London?

   Published: 2/22/2018
2. How Farmers Built A Barbed Wire Phone Network

   Published: 2/21/2018
3. The Strange Story of Canadian Margarine Bootleggers

   Published: 2/15/2018
4. When People Waged War Over Eggs

   Published: 2/13/2018
5. The Wild West Was Actually Pretty Chill

   Published: 2/8/2018
6. How A Grudge Match Launched the Ford GT40

   Published: 2/6/2018
7. Vitamin Donuts Were A Real Thing

   Published: 2/1/2018
8. The Rotten, Sausagey Secret Origin of Botox

   Published: 1/30/2018
9. The Weird World of Meat Jell-O (Gelatin Origin Story)

   Published: 1/25/2018
10. London Made a Train for the Dead

    Published: 1/23/2018
11. Roald Dahl: Children's Author and Secret Agent

    Published: 1/18/2018
12. When did ALL-CAPS type become YELLING?

    Published: 1/16/2018
13. Why does the Guinness Beer Company Track World Records?

    Published: 1/11/2018
14. Digging Up James K Polk (For the Third Time)

    Published: 1/9/2018
15. Presidents Love Their Ridiculous Pets

    Published: 1/4/2018
16. The Atomic Whoops: When the US Air Force Bombed South Carolina

    Published: 1/2/2018
17. Waging War With Hallucinogenic Honey

    Published: 12/28/2017
18. Ben Franklin Tried To Reinvent the Alphabet

    Published: 12/26/2017
19. The Strange History of Antarctic Fruitcake

    Published: 12/21/2017
20. When the Puritans Canceled Christmas

    Published: 12/19/2017