Daily Knowledge Podcast

In this episode, you’re going to learn about one of Americas early serial killers, what motivated her to do it, and how she got away with it for so long (and perhaps even got off scot-free). [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 #244: The Gruesome Tale of Lady Bluebeard appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the bizarre tale of Mike the Headless Chicken, who went on living for a year and a half after his head got cut off, and how he managed this. [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 #243: Living Without a Head appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about who really invented the fortune cookie, and if you thought it was the Chinese, or even Americans, you might want to give this one a listen. [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 #242: The Truth About Who Invented the Fortune Cookie appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why it is that nuclear explosions (and other phenomenon) produce a mushroom shaped cloud. [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 #241: The Mushroom Cloud appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the very real albino whale that destroyed or severely damaged numerous whaling vessels throughout its life, helping to inspire the classic work, Moby Dick. [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 #240: The Real Moby Dick appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a very minor tweak that took the failing sport of basketball and changed it into one of the more popular sports in the world. [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 #239: The Small Tweak That Saved Basketball appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn what exactly causes the distinctive smell that occurs when it rains. [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 #238: Smelling Rain appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn why the palms of your hands get sweaty when you’re standing at the edge of a cliff, or even just looking at a picture of such a thing, and how this type of sweating differs from normal sweating. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can [...] The post Podcast Episode #237: Cliffs and Sweaty Palms appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about one of the first ever major economic bubbles, Tulipmania. [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 236: A Tulip for a House appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the creation of the famous Freedom Statue, and the slave who was integral to its making. [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 #235: A Slave and the Freedom Statue appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the truth about whether Nero really “fiddled when Rome burned” and other interesting facts about Nero and the fire that (supposedly) ravaged the city. [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 #234: When Rome Burned appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the surprisingly recent origin of the sporting wave, also known as the “Mexican Wave” outside of the United States, which funny enough has little to nothing to do with Mexico. [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 #233: The Wave appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn how the Himalayas originally formed and how they are changing even today, along with some other interesting Himalaya related facts. [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 #232: The Formation of the Himalayas appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the origin of the now famous HOLLYWOOD sign and how it came to be such a famous landmark 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 #231: HOLLYWOODLAND appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the real origin of the phrase “Let them eat cake,” as well as how Marie Antoinette got connected to the phrase.  You’re also going to learn why history remembers Antoinette as such a villain, and how this starkly contrasts with the real woman. [TRANSCRIPT] If you’re interested in learning more on the [...] The post Podcast Episode #230: Let Them Eat Cake appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about a drastically bigger structure commonly used for certain Roman games long before the now much more famous Colosseum was even a thought.  You’re also going to learn some other interesting facts about the Colosseum and the Circus Maximus. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You [...] The post Podcast Episode #229: The Colosseum’s Much Bigger Brother, The Circus Maximus appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn the origin of the popular Looney Tunes corporation name “ACME,” as well as just why the coyote could never seem to catch the Road Runner. [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 #228: ACME appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to find out about a time in high school when future MLB superstar Justin Verlander ultimately paid over $3000 for a single serving chocolate milk, and the interesting story of how this came to be.  In the Bonus Facts, you’re also going to learn some interesting facts about milk, such as why it is white. [...] The post Podcast Episode #227: Justin Verlander and a Chocolate Milk appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about one of the most storied (and diminutive) soldiers in WWII, a few of the remarkable things he did during the war, as well as his very successful acting career that followed. [TRANSCRIPT] Don’t miss future episodes of this podcast, subscribe here: iTunes | RSS/XML You can also find more episodes by going [...] The post Podcast Episode #226: The Remarkable Audie Murphy appeared first on Today I Found Out.

In this episode, you’re going to learn about the origin of the food pyramid, and why you’d be eating a poor diet if you followed the USDA’s various versions of it through the years.  You’re also going to learn how it came to be this way despite vehement objections from the nutritionists tasked with creating the original (much more healthy) [...] The post Podcast Episode #225: The Food Pyramid and Why You Shouldn’t Follow It appeared first on Today I Found Out.