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The poison-eating heroes who helped make food safe
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January 4, 2016
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The Oregon standoff, explained in 3 minutes
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January 5, 2016
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How Chipotle made hundreds of people barf
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January 5, 2016
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Want a happier marriage? Share the housework equally.
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January 6, 2016
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The world has never eradicated a parasite. But Jimmy Carter is about to.
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January 7, 2016
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The school-to-prison pipeline, explained
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January 11, 2016
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David Bowie, remembered in 9 songs that sampled him
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January 12, 2016
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Obama's 2016 State of the Union, in four minutes
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January 13, 2016
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The racist history of US immigration policy
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January 15, 2016
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The video the Illuminati doesn’t want you to see
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January 15, 2016
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The Israel-Palestine conflict: a brief, simple history
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January 20, 2016
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Flint's water crisis, explained in 3 minutes
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January 21, 2016
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Why your laptop charger is so hot
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January 22, 2016
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How the Iowa caucus works
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January 25, 2016
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Why Yankee Doodle called it "macaroni"
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January 25, 2016
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Hip-Hop is political again. Here's why.
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January 28, 2016
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Save the salamanders, unsung heroes of the forest
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January 29, 2016
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Better sleep: a 2-minute guide
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January 29, 2016
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The Zika virus, explained
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February 2, 2016
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Why Teddy Roosevelt killed 512 animals on safari
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February 3, 2016
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How one man held his breath for 23 minutes
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February 4, 2016
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How the NFL's magic yellow line works
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February 6, 2016
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Primary elections are surprisingly new. Here's where they came from.
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February 9, 2016
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Pennies are useless. Here's who's fighting to keep them alive.
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February 10, 2016
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How Iran's election could make history
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February 10, 2016
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How the heart became ♥
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February 12, 2016
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Astronaut ice cream is a lie
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February 15, 2016
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Why aren't all the primaries on the same day?
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February 16, 2016
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Broad City's weird and wonderful world of jokes
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February 17, 2016
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Bernie Sanders' accent, explained
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February 18, 2016
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Donald Trump's rise is a scary moment in America
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February 21, 2016
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The state of gun violence in the US, explained in 18 charts
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February 21, 2016
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What exactly is a brokered convention?
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February 22, 2016
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It's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.
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February 26, 2016
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How leap year works
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February 26, 2016
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How seapunk went from meme to mainstream
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February 26, 2016
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Primary voters don't really look like America
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February 29, 2016
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How architecture changes for the Deaf
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March 1, 2016
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The R-rated Oregon Trail
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March 3, 2016
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Afrofuturism mixes sci-fi and social justice. Here’s how it works.
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March 4, 2016
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Bosses steal billions from workers. Here's how one woman fought back.
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March 7, 2016
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Why voting in 2016 could be nearly impossible for some Americans
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March 7, 2016
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Painkillers now kill more Americans than any illegal drug
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March 9, 2016
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Why people never smiled in old photos
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March 9, 2016
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Why the Wingdings font exists
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March 11, 2016
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Stop taking antibiotics to treat your cold
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March 14, 2016
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The kiss cam, behind the scenes
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March 14, 2016
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Donald Trump’s message is violent to its core
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March 16, 2016
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Proof of evolution that you can find on your body
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March 16, 2016
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28 times TV winked at its favorite films
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March 18, 2016
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Why over-the-counter birth control is so necessary
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March 22, 2016
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Why ISIS attacked Brussels
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March 22, 2016
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How "the robot" became the greatest novelty dance of all time
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March 23, 2016
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Justin Trudeau is pretty sure you won't move to Canada
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March 25, 2016
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We’ve hit peak lens flare. Here’s how it started.
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March 25, 2016
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The burden of war falls on fewer Americans than ever before
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March 29, 2016
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Comedian Lauren Lapkus’s oddball characters, in 3 minutes
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March 29, 2016
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When the BBC won April Fools' Day in 1957
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April 1, 2016
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Justin Trudeau on feminism, fatherhood, and Ryan Gosling memes
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March 25, 2016
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How much do conservatives dislike Trump? We put them to the test.
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April 5, 2016
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The Panama Papers, explained with piggy banks
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April 5, 2016
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Our sterile homes might be giving us seasonal allergies
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April 7, 2016
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The pneumatic tube's strange 150-year journey
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April 8, 2016
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A brief history of America and Cuba
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April 12, 2016
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How deterrence is changing, explained by Defense Secretary Ash Carter
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April 13, 2016
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How a TV show gets made
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April 14, 2016
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New York turns up for a lot. Just not to the ballot box.
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April 18, 2016
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We called random Swedes. They told us about … foraging?
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April 19, 2016
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Why you're safer on a bike share than a regular bike
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April 19, 2016
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Yellowface is a bad look, Hollywood
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April 21, 2016
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Prince, remembered in 11 songs you might not know he wrote
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April 22, 2016
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The most famous baboons on the internet
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April 27, 2016
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Americans feel passionate about abortion but don't know much about it
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April 27, 2016
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Vikings never wore horned helmets. Here's why people thought they did.
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April 29, 2016
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How big government helps big dairy sell milk
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May 2, 2016
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Why Donald Trump can't become "moderate"
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May 3, 2016
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Giving birth costs a lot. Hospitals won't tell you how much.
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May 5, 2016
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The world's greatest internet troll explains his craft
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May 5, 2016
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Motherhood, explained by the experts: our moms
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May 7, 2016
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Hope Solo is done being told the wage gap isn't real
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May 10, 2016
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How highways wrecked American cities
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May 10, 2016
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The bad map we see every presidential election
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May 16, 2016
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When running was for weirdos
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May 16, 2016
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Rapping, deconstructed: The best rhymers of all time
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May 18, 2016
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Authoritarianism: The political science that explains Trump
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May 20, 2016
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Why Obama is one of the most consequential presidents in American history
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May 23, 2016
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The real secret to sushi isn't fish
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May 24, 2016
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Meet this year’s youngest Spelling Bee competitor
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May 24, 2016
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When carmakers taunted horses
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May 26, 2016
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Late sleeper? Blame your genes.
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June 1, 2016
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The business of GIFs: Then and now
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June 1, 2016
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Transgender bathroom bills technically force men into women's bathrooms. How ironic.
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June 3, 2016
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Muhammad Ali's biggest fights were outside the ring
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June 6, 2016
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How They Might Be Giants influenced art-rapper Open Mike Eagle
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June 6, 2016
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The big fight over Coexist
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June 7, 2016
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Time travel in Game of Thrones, explained
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June 10, 2016
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The Orlando mass shooting is a reminder of why Pride is so important
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June 14, 2016
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Why truffles can cost $2,500 per pound
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June 14, 2016
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Airplane black boxes, explained
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June 15, 2016
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The Oxford comma's unlikely origin
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June 16, 2016
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How long it takes to shoot and reload different guns
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June 20, 2016
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Kim Kardashian's greatest talent
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June 21, 2016
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50 Million Americans live with disabilities – so why ignore their vote?
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June 23, 2016
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The United Kingdom is leaving the EU. Here's what that means.
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June 24, 2016
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2016 Olympics: What Rio doesn’t want the world to see
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June 26, 2016
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How Snapchat's filters work
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June 23, 2016
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The science is in: Exercise isn’t the best way to lose weight
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June 28, 2016
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How Brexit could actually make the EU stronger
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July 1, 2016
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| S2016E109 |
Proxemics: the study of personal space
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July 1, 2016
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Why Hollywood keeps making terrible sequels
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July 5, 2016
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Watch what really happens after the Running of the Bulls
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July 7, 2016
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Why no aquarium has a great white shark
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July 7, 2016
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Hillary Clinton: The Vox Conversation
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July 10, 2016
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This is how the NRA swings elections
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July 8, 2016
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Why so many queer female characters die on TV
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July 12, 2016
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Why red light cameras are a scam
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July 15, 2016
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Turkey's failed military coup, explained
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July 18, 2016
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Melania Trump (2016) vs Michelle Obama (2008)
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July 19, 2016
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| S2016E119 |
This plane could cross the Atlantic in 3.5 hours. Why did it fail?
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July 15, 2016
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How the Republican Party went from Lincoln to Trump
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July 20, 2016
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How free games are designed to make money
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July 20, 2016
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Political polarization is making dating worse
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July 21, 2016
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We have 1 million subscribers. OMFG.
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July 22, 2016
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How LSD and shrooms could help treat anxiety, addiction and depression
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July 19, 2016
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Ancient Romans had yummy condiments. Here’s a recipe.
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July 25, 2016
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We made a Bernie and Hillary fan assemble IKEA furniture together
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July 28, 2016
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Donald Trump's threat to dismantle NATO, explained
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July 29, 2016
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Inside Rio’s favelas, the city's neglected neighborhoods
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August 1, 2016
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Let’s face it — American breakfast is really dessert
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August 1, 2016
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Why women’s clothing sizes don’t make sense
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August 2, 2016
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How Queen got Trump to stop using their music
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August 2, 2016
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The remarkable discovery of microbial life
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August 8, 2016
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Fencing, explained
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August 10, 2016
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| S2016E134 |
Yes, race walking is an Olympic sport. Here’s how it works.
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August 10, 2016
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Why Elon Musk says we're living in a simulation
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August 15, 2016
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How Stranger Things got its retro title sequence
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August 15, 2016
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Sexist coverage steals the show at 2016 Olympics
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August 18, 2016
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The "natural" label on your food is baloney
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August 23, 2016
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The hippest internet cafe of 1995
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August 23, 2016
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How technology has changed the definition of death
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August 25, 2016
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Why you shouldn't drive slowly in the left lane
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August 25, 2016
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How Americans got stuck with endless drug ads
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August 26, 2016
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Gene Wilder's greatest quality was his comedic generosity
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August 31, 2016
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Kanye, deconstructed: The human voice as the ultimate instrument
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August 31, 2016
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Where the "comic book font" came from
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September 1, 2016
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What people miss about the gender wage gap
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September 7, 2016
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Understanding how Hillary Clinton would govern
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September 8, 2016
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Mercury retrograde, explained WITHOUT astrology
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September 9, 2016
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Products that promise "detox" are a sham. Yes, all of them.
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September 12, 2016
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Why red means Republican and blue means Democrat
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September 15, 2016
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Homer Simpson: An economic analysis
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September 15, 2016
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| S2016E152 |
Israeli settlements, explained | Settlements Part I
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September 16, 2016
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How the Mona Lisa became so overrated
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September 20, 2016
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The 1995 Hubble photo that changed astronomy
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September 20, 2016
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Democrats are in deep trouble — even if Hillary Clinton wins
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September 23, 2016
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Why Israeli settlements don’t feel like a conflict zone | Settlements Part II
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September 25, 2016
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Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars
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September 27, 2016
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Why the Lincoln Memorial was almost never built
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September 30, 2016
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The formula for selling a million-dollar work of art
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October 4, 2016
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Settlers are taking over East Jerusalem one house at a time
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October 5, 2016
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Colombia’s fragile peace, explained
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October 7, 2016
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Fixing the debates: a better way to interrupt
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October 8, 2016
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America’s creepy clown craze, explained
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October 11, 2016
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Why rappers love Grey Poupon
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October 12, 2016
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Would you use time travel to kill baby Hitler?
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October 13, 2016
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Harry Potter and the translator's nightmare
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October 18, 2016
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Consent, explained for Donald Trump
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October 19, 2016
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Hillary Clinton’s 3 presidential debate performances left the Trump campaign in ruins
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October 20, 2016
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| S2016E169 |
Magic Eye: The optical illusion, explained
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October 20, 2016
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| S2016E170 |
The Taliban hostages you’ve never heard of
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October 24, 2016
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Everything else on your ballot, explained
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October 27, 2016
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Why Americans with disabilities struggle to vote
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October 27, 2016
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| S2016E173 |
How you could get away with murder in Yellowstone’s “Zone of Death"
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October 28, 2016
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How a mathematician dissects a coincidence
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October 28, 2016
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How Donald Trump thinks about foreign policy
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October 31, 2016
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Want to rig the US presidential election? Good luck.
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November 1, 2016
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An American-Muslim comedian on being typecast as a terrorist
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November 2, 2016
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We imagined a woke male feminist president. He sounds like this.
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November 2, 2016
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What 33,000 pages of leaked emails teach us about Hillary Clinton
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November 3, 2016
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From white supremacy to Barack Obama: The history of the Democratic Party
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November 4, 2016
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| S2016E181 |
6 ways your voting rights could be violated on Election Day
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November 7, 2016
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Neo-Nazis explain why they like Donald Trump
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November 8, 2016
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| S2016E183 |
Donald Trump's success reveals a frightening weakness in American democracy
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November 8, 2016
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What to watch for on election night
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November 8, 2016
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| S2016E185 |
It’s now on America’s institutions – and Republicans – to check Donald Trump
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November 9, 2016
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| S2016E186 |
Someday: The long fight for a female president
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November 9, 2016
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The hard life of India's illegal sewer cleaners
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November 11, 2016
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How streets, roads, and avenues are different
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November 14, 2016
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Muslim NYPD chaplain: saluted in uniform, harassed as a civilian
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November 15, 2016
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7 ways a trip to Mars could kill you
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November 15, 2016
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How zip codes helped organize America
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November 16, 2016
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How repealing Obamacare could change millions of lives
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November 18, 2016
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What does it mean to be Muslim? There are 1.7 billion answers.
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November 21, 2016
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The hidden war over grocery shelf space
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November 22, 2016
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How America became a superpower
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November 23, 2016
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Sweet potatoes and yams: What's the difference?
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November 23, 2016
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This Muslim American was shot after 9/11. Then he fought to save his attacker’s life
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November 27, 2016
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How China is changing Hollywood
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November 28, 2016
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Why blackface is still part of Dutch holidays
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December 1, 2016
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Why all world maps are wrong
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December 1, 2016
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| S2016E201 |
The fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained
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December 5, 2016
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| S2016E202 |
Tired of being bullied, this “MuslimGirl” found a way for Muslim women to talk back
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December 5, 2016
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Fuel is cheap. Why are we still paying to check bags?
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December 6, 2016
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How David Blaine barfs frogs
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December 8, 2016
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How the screens inside movies build fictional worlds
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December 8, 2016
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The US may be aiding war crimes in Yemen
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December 9, 2016
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| S2016E207 |
This Muslim journalist challenges power – from Standing Rock to Donald Trump
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December 12, 2016
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| S2016E208 |
How cars went from boxy to curvy
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December 14, 2016
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The fall of Aleppo, explained
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December 16, 2016
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One helpful rule for being a Muslim on the internet – don’t read the comments
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December 19, 2016
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How one of America's least healthy counties got so sick
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December 19, 2016
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The chord that makes Christmas music sound so Christmassy
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December 21, 2016
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Why cities should plant more trees
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December 22, 2016
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The US nuclear arsenal is a gigantic accident waiting to happen
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December 23, 2016
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2016, in 5 minutes
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December 27, 2016
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How I memorized an entire chapter from “Moby Dick”
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December 22, 2016
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South Sudan may be heading towards genocide
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December 28, 2016
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Obama on Obamacare: Vox interviews the president on January 6
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December 30, 2016
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Fake news wasn’t the biggest media problem of 2016
season finale
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December 30, 2016
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