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Ep 51: February 30th is real

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Jason Ford
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This is the story of how Sweden once had a February 30th on their calendar.

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Ep 50: Mystery Object and Beavers

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Jason Ford
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How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

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Ep 49: Marian Anderson and how carrots improve your vision

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Jason Ford
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The inside scoop on how carrots can improve your vision!

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Ep 48: Jack Daniels and the battle that never happened

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Jason Ford
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The story of Jack Daniels and Tennessee Whisky.

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EP 47: Texas once had a navy and Two headed snakes

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Jason Ford
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Texas is the only state to previously have its own Navy …and two headed snakes exist in the wild.

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Ep 46: Calendars and Runways

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Jason Ford
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Why did the calendar jump ahead 11 days in 1752? …and what’s the deal with 1 in every 5 miles of interstate supposedly being a straightaway?

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Ep 45: Phone books and Heinz 57

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Jason Ford
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Why does Heinz ketchup have a 57 on it?

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Ep 44: You’ve got mail and can you break a $1?

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Jason Ford
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What is the most amount of coinage you can have while still not being able to make change for a dollar?

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Ep 43: Tied – Al Gore and George Bush weren’t first

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jason Ford
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…and the magnetron in your house.

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Ep 42: Snake Island and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jason Ford
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I can’t stand the Rubik’s Cube, but thats probably because as a kid my brother was always so good at them and I wasn’t.

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