Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn where the holiday of Halloween came from and why we celebrate it by dressing up and having kids go door to door collecting candy. [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 #264: Why We Celebrate Halloween appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the truth about the often repeated idea that people have put razor blades in or poisoned Halloween candy. [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 #263: The Truth About Halloween and Poisoned Candy appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why we call Autumn (or Fall), Winter, Spring, and Summer by those names. [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 #262: The Names of the Seasons appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why in many regions of the world toilet paper only comes in white, as well as some other interesting facts about this relatively modern product, at least in terms of being used popularly. [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 #261: White Toilet Paper appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the story behind Marilyn Monroe’s famous nude calendar and how she managed to overcome the normal stigmas attached to such things in her era. [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 #260: Marilyn Monroe And Her Infamous Calendar appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story about a traveling salesman for a printing company who ultimately, through something of a hobby while he traveled, became the man behind the Duncan Hines brand. [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 [...] The post Podcast Episode #259: Duncan Hines and Eating Out in Early 20th Century America appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about one of the more interesting nations on planet Earth, Sealand. Pirate radio, kidnapping, dramatic battles- the principality of Sealand has seen all of these things and more, despite only being an extremely tiny micronation lying about 7 nautical miles the coast from Suffolk, England. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, [...] The post Podcast Episode #258: Sealand appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn some interesting facts about famed English king Richard the Lionheart, who in fact spent the vast majority of his life away from England and reportedly barely spoke English at all. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: Daily [...] The post Podcast Episode #257: Richard the Lionheart of France appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the fascinating story of how the first element discovered since ancient times was accidentally isolated by a man playing around with vast amounts of human urine. [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 #256: Pee and “P” appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn where the tradition of carving pumpkins came from and why we call carved pumpkins “Jack O’ Lanterns.” [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 #255: Jack O’ Lantern appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about an interesting punishment occasionally leveled against certain individuals in Ancient Rome- Damnatio Memoriae (condemnation of memory), where they would attempt to erase all evidence that that person had ever existed. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going here: [...] The post Podcast Episode #254: Erased from Existance appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn what exactly causes hiccups and some methods to cure them.  You’re also going to learn about some of the longest bouts of hiccups ever recorded. [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 #253: Hiccup appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how the calendar evolved from its earliest forms to today. [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 #252: How the Modern Calendar Came to Be appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the accidental invention of the third slipperiest substances known to man, and the only known substance a gecko’s feet cannot stick to, Teflon. [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 #251: Inventing Teflon appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn who invented the device that made skyscrapers possible, the elevator, and how in its early days it was a virtual death trap. [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 #250: Inventing the Elevator appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the pope who wrote a wildly popular romance novel before ascending to the papacy. [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 #249: A Pope and a Romance Novel appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how the tradition of throwing coins in fountains got started and why we still do it to this day. [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 #248: Coins and Fountains appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn what would happen if you froze water in a container that didn’t allow the ice to expand. [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 #247: Containing Ice appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how exactly smoke alarms detect smoke. [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 #246: Detecting Smoke appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how exactly figure skaters are able to spin around at incredible rates without seemingly getting dizzy at all. [TRANSCRIPT] And for those curious about more detail in terms of the physics of how figure skaters are able to spin so fast, you can read up more on it here. Don’t miss future episodes [...] The post Podcast Episode #245: Dizziness and Figure Skating appeared first on Today I Found Out.