Episodes

  • A Tiny History of Confetti

    A Tiny History of Confetti
    Dec 22 2024

    "There was malice in the thrust," — NYT report c. 1906 on aggressive confetti throwing.

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    5 mins
  • The Milwaukee Protocol

    The Milwaukee Protocol
    Dec 15 2024
    Did an experimental treatment really save a teenage girl from rabies - or was it just a coincidence? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
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    5 mins
  • changes are coming

    changes are coming
    Dec 8 2024

    We have to announce some stuff. Follow us on Instagram for updates!

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    8 mins
  • How Master Keys Work

    How Master Keys Work
    Dec 8 2024
    "Master keys" are actually part of a much larger hierarchal system of keying. Master keys can be "Grand" or "Great Grand" (like grandpas) depending on how many lower key systems they can unlock. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/letmegooglethat/support
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    12 mins
  • How Lifetime Warranties Work

    How Lifetime Warranties Work
    Dec 1 2024

    A product's "lifetime warranty" refers to its expected lifetime — not yours.

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    5 mins
  • How ”Monobosom” Beget the Modern Bra

    How ”Monobosom” Beget the Modern Bra
    Nov 24 2024

    Fed up with "monobosom," Caresse Crosby (aka Mary Phelps Jacobs/Polly Jacobs) received the first U.S. patent for the "brassiere" in early November of 1914. She also ghostwrote , founded the press that published Bukowski, & had a dog named "Clytoris."

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    6 mins
  • Word Fossils

    Word Fossils
    Nov 17 2024

    "Word fossils" are words that we don't really use anymore, except as part of an idiom or expression: "What in 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣?!" "Good 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚!" & "Moral 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚." But how do words become "fossilized" & how long does it take?

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    4 mins
  • Wait, Grandma’s Thanksgiving Silverware Disinfects Itself?!

    Wait, Grandma’s Thanksgiving Silverware Disinfects Itself?!
    Nov 13 2024

    Thanksgiving is coming and it's a great time for infection-prevention trivia to share 'round the table? So, we wanted to know: can sterling silver really keep itself germ-free?

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    5 mins