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Voltaire's Wager
- By: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
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François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, was a French writer during the Enlightenment. Known for what would today be considered snark, he often made comments to which many would take offense. For example, in his 1764 treatise Dictionnaire Philosophique (which translates as Philosophical Dictionary), Voltaire quipped that "common sense is not so common." This smarter-than-thou attitude was a theme throughout his works, and, one would expect, his life as well.
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Voltaire's Wager
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Behold the Power of Cheese
- By: Dan Lewis
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The French Alpine town of Albertville sits in the southeast of the country, near the border of Italy, and is home to only about 10,000 people. Like most French communities, the people of Albertville rely on cheese. But unlike most other French areas, cheese is more than just a snack or part of a meal for the residents of Albertville. It, quite literally, powers part of the area.
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Behold the Power of Cheese
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Leave It to Beaver
- By: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 5 mins
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If you're a homeowner, having a river or pond run through your property can be pretty cool – it can turn a rather nondescript piece of land into something more interesting and, with proper upkeep and safety, something more fun. Of course, that's only true if the body of water was something you expected to be there. If, one day, you woke up to find your typically dry backyard more akin to a bayou – well, that's a problem.
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Leave It to Beaver
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 5 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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The Crack Tax
- By: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
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Crack – a smokable form of cocaine which is all too common – is highly addictive and very dangerous. At $50 to $100 per gram on the street (that's a Google-fueled guess by the way; sorry if I have that wrong, but I've never been in the market for crack), it's also a lower-cost alternative to those cocaine addicts who need a hit but don't have the dollars for the straight, snort-able kind. Oh, and in most places, it's illegal – including in the United States, which includes the state of Tennessee.
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The Crack Tax
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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A Scotland Yard's Foggy Bottom
- By: Dan Lewis
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What do you do when fog disrupts a soccer match? If you're the UK in 1940, you broadcast an imaginary game instead. Get the full, fogged up story on this episode of Now I Know. In 1875, two of Edinburgh’s soccer teams – Heart of Midlothian F.C, and Hibernian F.C. – faced off for the first time. The two teams, nicknamed the “Hearts” and the “Hibs,” now meet on the pitch regularly, and the games have become a cultural touchstone.
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A Scotland Yard's Foggy Bottom
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 4 mins
- Release date: 08-01-16
- Language: English
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Is Zero Odd or Even? How India Drove around the Problem
- By: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
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Is zero odd or even? Find out how India drove around the problem on this episode of Now I Know. Zero is an even number. Let’s get that out of the way. But if that gave you pause, you’re not alone – it can be a little hard to internalize. That’s why Wikipedia has a surprisingly long entry discussing the subject and why, according to a study from the 1990s (as explained by the BBC), “people are 10% slower at deciding whether zero is odd or even than other numbers.”
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Is Zero Odd or Even? How India Drove around the Problem
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-01-16
- Language: English
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A Strange Goal or Two
- By: Dan Lewis
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The Persian Gulf Pro League is the highest level of Iranian soccer. The Iran Pro League, or IPL, as it is often called, dates back to 1970, but has been around since 2001 in its current form. The sixteen teams in the IPL play 30 games over the course of a season; each team plays a home game and an away game against the other fifteen squads. Teams earn 3 points for a win and 1 point for a tie, and the team with the most points at the end of the season is the league champion.
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A Strange Goal or Two
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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The Science Behind the Slogan
- By: Dan Lewis
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Morton Salt was founded in 1848, originally selling salt, but it morphed into a salt manufacturer in 1910. Its logo and slogan, developed shortly thereafter, are a little strange for a salt company, though. The slogan, "when it rains, it pours," seems like a bad thing – rain isn't the most pleasant of weather and a downpour is even worse. The logo doesn't help: it depicts a girl in yellow, holding an umbrella that is shielding her from the rain – but she's spilling the salt she is carrying under her left arm.
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The Science Behind the Slogan
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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The Queen's Flesh and Blood Insurance Policy
- By: Dan Lewis
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There's been a hostage situation in the UK every year since the 1500s. Oh, and it involves the queen. Explore the Queen of England's 'flesh and blood' insurance policy, on this episode of Now I Know. Every May or June – depending on whether the United Kingdom is holding Parliamentary elections that year – both houses of Parliament assemble to be addressed by the reigning monarch. The event is rife with pomp and circumstance, as one would expect from a regal tradition dating back to the 1500s.
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The Queen's Flesh and Blood Insurance Policy
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release date: 08-01-16
- Language: English
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The $1 Health Care Plan
- By: Dan Lewis
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It was June 23, 2011. A 59-year-old man named Richard James Verone was being held in North Carolina, unable to pay his $2,000 bond. He was awaiting his day in court – June 28th – for a crime he'd committed two weeks earlier. It was a smooth, calculated crime. On the morning of June 9th, Verone showered, ironed his shirt, and hopped into a cab to go to a nearby bank. He handed the teller a note with a simple demand: take some money out of the drawer and hand it over.
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The $1 Health Care Plan
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Unchecked Baggage
- By: Dan Lewis
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On January 5, 2010, Irish authorities descended upon the home of an electrician who, just a couple of days earlier, had traveled from his native Slovakia back to his adopted home of Ireland. Acting on a tip from the Slovak authorities, the Irish police believed that the man – whose name was never released to the press – had recently smuggled explosives into Ireland. Specifically, the man was believed to have transported an explosive called RDX in his luggage during his January 2nd flight.
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Unchecked Baggage
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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The Trees of Hate
- By: Dan Lewis
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From the end of World War II until the fall of the Soviet Union nearly fifty years later, the happenings of those nations behind the Iron Curtain were hidden in the shroud of communism. Many of the goings-on came to light in subsequent years, with most being stories of abuses under communist dictators. But some of the revelations unveiled in the 1990s were secrets about the Nazis. For example, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, someone discovered a swastika made of trees.
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The Trees of Hate
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Why Rubbing Alcohol Makes Cuts Burn
- By: Dan Lewis
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It's common knowledge that rubbing alcohol makes cuts burn. But, why? Find out the answer to this burning question on this episode of Now I Know. Get a scrape or a cut and your first step – after the subtle facial expression you make from the pain – may be to grab some rubbing alcohol. Your goal is to clean off the wound before applying a bandage, as you want to shield the scrape from the elements, and prevent trapping bacteria or other stuff within the injured area.
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Why Rubbing Alcohol Makes Cuts Burn
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 1 min
- Release date: 08-01-16
- Language: English
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Sound's Wrong
- By: Dan Lewis
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In 2013, Mamoru Samuragochi was nearing his 50th birthday and was at the peak of his fame. A talented composer, Samuragochi was near the top of the list if you needed an original score for a video game and was widely regarded as a leading talent in the realm of digital composition. He was also well known for composing a symphony about the Hiroshima bomb, which quickly became one of the more popular classical music pieces in Japan.
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Sound's Wrong
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Gambling on a Stranger's Life
- By: Dan Lewis
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In 1984, a Michigan man named Donald Magett won the big one – the Michigan Lottery's $1,000 Cash for Life scratch off game. He was 41 or 42 years old at the time, and while the monthly prize (paid in $12,000 annual chunks) wasn't quite "quit your job" money, it certainly sounded like he was on his way to financial security. Alas, that was not the case. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Labor sued Magett.
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Gambling on a Stranger's Life
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Putting Your Vacation on Ice
- By: Dan Lewis
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At 67°51' North latitude, the Swedish town of Jukkasjärvi is located within the Arctic Circle, which should give you an idea for how remote it is. Its Wikipedia entry uses more words to explain the origin of the town's name than it does the town's attractions, which is to say that there aren't very many of the latter. From April to November, probably the most interesting building in the town of about 500 people is an old wooden church dating back to the early 1600s.
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Putting Your Vacation on Ice
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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One of These Things Just Isn't the Same
- By: Dan Lewis
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Sometime in the summer of 1933, a couple in Trinidad – it's unclear if they were ever married – went through a particularly nasty breakup. The woman, Caroline, believed her partner to be less-than-faithful; his reputation for philandering and carousing was more than she could handle, especially given that she had just given birth to twin boys six months prior. Caroline decided to return to Germany, where she – a practicing Roman Catholic – had grown up.
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One of These Things Just Isn't the Same
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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Which Little Piggy?
- By: Dan Lewis
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People typically come with 10 fingers and 10 toes, but when it comes down to it, we tend to neglect the latter set. That may be because we can't do much with our toes, at least not intentionally. (Or, put another way, they're not nearly as useful as our fingers.) In fact, we don't really think much about our toes – they're just kind of there, hiding in our shoes, doing whatever toes do. And as it turns out, we're not really good at thinking about our toes, even when we try to. Just ask a team of researchers from Oxford University.
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Which Little Piggy?
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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How Long Is Groundhog Day?
- By: Dan Lewis
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Today, the United States celebrates the fake holiday known as Groundhog Day. The tradition, which dates back to the 18th or 19th century, is pseudoscience, but probably the harmless variety. People gather around in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, waiting for a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil to emerge. (And yes, there are other Groundhog Day groundhogs, too, but Phil's the OG, assuming the "G" stands for "groundhog".)
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How Long Is Groundhog Day?
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 6 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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D-N-Nay
- By: Dan Lewis
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In the fall of 1994, the United States was introduced to a new tool in the world of crime solving and prosecution – DNA evidence. The O.J. Simpson trial had captured the nation's – if not much of the world's – attention, and a large part of the trial's outcome hung on DNA. At the time, the use of DNA evidence was still emerging, and the science wasn't well understood – or trusted – by juries.
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D-N-Nay
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release date: 08-18-16
- Language: English
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