Short Stuff

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A bite-sized edition of the Stuff You Should Know podcast that fans have grown to love, 15-minute-or-less episodes about the most interesting things in the world around us. Short Stuff now lives on Stuff You Should Know — subscribe there and join Josh and Chuck every Wednesday for more shorties!

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  • Nov 28, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 16m AVG DURATION
  • 9 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Short Stuff

iSmell

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 16:30


Two men once had a dream - to add smell to the internet. And they almost gave it to us. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Safety Pins

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 15:07


Safety pins are so ubiquitous, we take them for granted. But that’s the genius of their design – they work so intuitively they might as well have come from nature. Instead, they were invented by a man who never went to the trouble of patenting them.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Lemonade

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 16:30


Ever wonder where lemonade came from? Let’s up the stakes a little, what about pink lemonade? Well wonder no more! Join Josh and Chuck as they (briefly) cover the history of putting lemons together with sugar and water and coming up with something great.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Vomitoria

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 15:49


A vomitorium was a place where ancient Romans went to make themselves throw up after gorging themselves at a sumptuous banquet. Everybody knows that. Except that’s not true at all. Learn about what vomitoria were in this episode and impress your friends.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Labor Day

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 15:49


Labor Day, the day when most people in America paradoxically take off work, is actually rooted in some deeply radical and anarchistic thinking. Learn all about this most subversive of American holidays in this episode of Short Stuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Exploding Manholes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 16:51


If you live in a big city in a cold climate, you should keep an eye out for 100-pound cast-iron manhole covers suddenly launching 50 feet into the air. It’s unnervingly common and we’ll tell you why.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Korean Fan Death

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 17:00


There’s a commonly-held belief in Korea that if you fall asleep with a fan blowing on your face you may die in your sleep from it. And while this idea is found nowhere else in the world, Korean culture has come up with some interesting explanations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

William King

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 15:53


Did you know that the United States has had one Vice-President who was sworn in on foreign soil? Well it turns out that may be the least interesting part of the story of William Rufus King.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Grandfather Clocks

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 15:55


If you've ever wondered why a grandfather clock is called a grandfather clock and you have 12 minutes to spare, this is your lucky day. Listen in to the brand new Short Stuff series. It's everything you want from Josh and Chuck, and less! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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