Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn the truth about whether lemmings actually commit mass suicide. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #24: Lemming Suicides appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about how “Beam Me Up, Scotty” became a popular phrase despite the fact that it’s never actually uttered in the original Star Trek, as well as a few other interesting Star Trek facts. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by [...] The post Podcast Episode #23: Beam Me Up, Scotty appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the surprising origin of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream company. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #22: Bagels and Ben & Jerry’s appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how a relatively minor event that nobody really cared about led to an equally small land skirmish that escalated into World War I. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #21: How a Small Event That Nobody Really Cared About Led to the “War to End All Wars” appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn when exactly humans started wearing clothes. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #20: Humans and Clothes appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn whether there is any truth to the popular notion that eating turkey makes you drowsy. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #19: The Truth About Whether Eating Turkey Makes You Drowsy appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story of the largest nuclear bomb ever detonated.  The story of the Tsar Bomba. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #18: The Story of the Largest Nuclear Bomb Ever Detonated appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the interesting case of a family who managed to stay out of contact with other humans for over 40 years. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #17: The Family Who Went Four Decades Without Contact With Other Humans appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about an amazing man few know of today, but who was integral in keeping San Francisco on the map, helping to establish Hollywood (and Disney) via funding, and getting banks to start lending to the common man instead of just the rich, among many other accomplishments, most of which earned him very little [...] The post Podcast Episode #16: The Real Life “George Bailey” appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the origin of the practice of toasting drinks. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #15: Why We Toast Drinks appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the curious case of the only man to be officially a dwarf and, later in life, a giant. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #14: The Dwarf Who Became a Giant appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about one linguists attempt to foster the world’s first native speaker of Klingon. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #13: A Native Speaker of Klingon appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the first time we humans drove automobiles and promptly wrecked them. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #12: Crashing Cars appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn about the probable coming banana apocalypse, and about how this won’t be the first time this has happened in recent history forcing humans to switch bananas. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #11: The Coming Banana Apocalypse appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the bizarre story of the elephant who was condemned to death by hanging. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #10: When I See an Elephant Hang appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In today’s episode, you’re going to learn just what exactly the difference is between the United Kingdom, Great Britain, and England. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #9: The UK, Great Britain, and England appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the humorously unromantic origin of the name “Mistletoe” and the origin of the practice of kissing under this parasitic plant. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast   The post Podcast Episode #8: Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In today’s episode, you’ll learn about one of the most remarkable events in WWI- when soldiers on both sides decided to defy orders and, instead of continuing to try to kill one another, got up out of the trenches and threw a spontaneous Christmas party together. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You [...] The post Podcast Episode #7: The WWI Christmas Miracle appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’ll learn about an amazing tiny creature that can survive incredible environmental circumstances all across the spectrum, including for a time in the near vacuum of space. Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #6: The Ridiculously Durable Tardigrade appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’ll learn the fascinating history behind one of the most popular toys in history, the Slinky. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily Knowledge Podcast The post Podcast Episode #5: The Battleship and the Slinky appeared first on Today I Found Out.