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2014-09-01 |
How Do They Make Decaf Coffee? - Big Questions - (Ep.1) | Mental Floss |
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2014-09-08 |
Who Invented the Hot Dog? - Big Questions (Ep.2) | Mental Floss |
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2014-09-15 |
How Does Deodorant Work? - Big Questions (Ep.3) | Mental Floss |
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2014-09-22 |
How Did April Fools Day Come About? - Big Questions (Ep.4) | Mental Floss |
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2014-09-29 |
Where Does the $ Sign Come From? - Big Questions (Ep.5) | Mental Floss |
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2014-10-06 |
Why Are Tortoises Slow? - Big Questions (Ep.6) | Mental Floss |
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2014-10-13 |
Is it Unhealthy to Stand in Front of a Microwave While it is Cooking? - Big Questions (Ep. 7) |
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2014-10-20 |
Where Did Last Names Come From? - Big Questions (Ep. 8) | Mental Floss |
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2014-10-27 |
Why Don't Spiders Stick to Their Own Web? - Big Questions (Ep. 9) | Mental Floss |
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2014-11-03 |
Why Are White Diamonds So Expensive? - Big Questions (Ep. 10) | Mental Floss |
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2014-11-10 |
Why Does Your Voice Get Higher When You Inhale Helium? - Big Questions (Ep. 11) | Mental Floss |
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2014-11-17 |
Why do they dye cheese yellow? - Big Questions (Ep. 12) | Mental Floss |
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2014-11-24 |
Why are butterflies called "butterflies"? - Big Questions (Ep. 13) | Mental Floss |
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2014-12-15 |
Why do our teeth chatter when we're cold? - Big Questions (Ep. 14) | Mental Floss |
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2014-12-29 |
What is dirt made out of? - Big Questions (Ep. 15) | Mental Floss |
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2015-01-05 |
Where did saying a guy was "hot" originate? - Big Questions (Ep. 16) | Mental Floss |
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2015-01-12 |
Is blood ever blue? - Big Questions (Ep. 17) | Mental Floss |
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2015-01-19 |
How far can I see on a clear day? - Big Questions (Ep. 18) | Mental Floss |
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2015-01-26 |
Why are my ears ringing? - Big Questions - (Ep. 19) | Mental Floss |
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2015-02-02 |
Do your organs grow with you? - Big Questions - (Ep. 20) | Mental Floss |
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2015-02-09 |
Why is the heart associated with love? - Big Questions - (Ep. 21) | Mental Floss |
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2015-02-16 |
Why does asparagus make your pee smell? - Big Questions - (Ep. 22) | Mental Floss |
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2015-02-23 |
Why don't humans have a mating season? - Big Questions - (Ep. 23) | Mental Floss |
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2015-03-02 |
How does a two-way mirror work? - Big Questions - (Ep. 24) | Mental Floss |
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2015-03-09 |
Why do we get dark bags under our eyes? - Big Questions - (Ep. 25) | Mental Floss |
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2015-03-16 |
Why do mosquitoes prefer biting some people to others? - Big Questions - (Ep. 26) | Mental Floss |
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2015-04-06 |
What is the origin of the high five? - Big Questions - (Ep. 27) | Mental Floss |
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2015-04-13 |
What makes a permanent marker permanent? - Big Questions - (Ep. 28) | Mental Floss |
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2015-04-20 |
Why is 301 used in YouTube for view count? - Big Questions - (Ep. 28) | Mental Floss |
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2015-05-04 |
Why do things taste bad after you brush your teeth? - feat. The Muppets! - Big Questions - (Ep. 30) |
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2015-05-11 |
Why are the numbers on calculators and phones opposite? - Big Questions - (Ep. 31) | Mental Floss |
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2015-05-18 |
Why does 98 degrees feel hot if that's your body temperature? - Big Questions - (Ep. 32) |
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2015-05-25 |
Why do you see better when you squint? - Big Questions - (Ep. 33) | Mental Floss |
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2015-06-08 |
Does hitting the snooze button help? - Big Questions - (Ep. 34) | Mental Floss |
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2015-06-15 |
Why do we blush when we're embarrassed? - Big Questions - (Ep. 35) | Mental Floss |
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2015-06-22 |
What did the original colonists sound like? - Big Questions - (Ep. 36) | Mental Floss |
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2015-07-06 |
Why is ginger a palate cleanser? - Big Questions - (Ep. 38) | Mental Floss |
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2015-07-13 |
Why are people ticklish? - Big Questions - (Ep. 39) | Mental Floss |
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2015-07-20 |
Why does your nose get runny when it's cold? - Big Questions - (Ep. 40) | Mental Floss |
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2015-07-27 |
Bloopers! - Big Questions - (Ep. 40.5) | Mental Floss |
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2015-08-03 |
Why do bees die after they sting you? - Big Questions - (Ep. 41) | Mental Floss |
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2015-08-10 |
Why are there silent letters in English words? - Big Questions - (Ep. 42) | Mental Floss |
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2015-08-17 |
Why do people and animals tilt their heads when confused? - Big Questions - (Ep. 43) | Mental Floss |
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2015-08-24 |
Does ginger ale really help with stomach aches? - Big Questions - (Ep. 44) | Mental Floss |
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2015-08-31 |
Can you be tired from sleeping too much? - Big Questions - (Ep. 45) | Mental Floss |
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2015-09-07 |
Where did we get the name America? - Big Questions - (Ep. 201) | Mental Floss |
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2015-09-14 |
Why do we cry? - Big Questions - (Ep. 202) | Mental Floss |
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2015-09-21 |
Why do my joints hurt more when it rains? - Big Questions - (Ep. 203) | Mental Floss |
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2015-09-28 |
Are there good viruses? - Big Questions - (Ep. 204) | Mental Floss |
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2015-10-05 |
Why does my hair feel dry from chlorine? - Big Questions - (Ep. 205) | Mental Floss |
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2015-10-12 |
Why are blueprints blue? - Big Questions - (Ep. 206) | Mental Floss |
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2015-10-19 |
Why is my voice different when I hear a recording? - Big Questions - (Ep. 207) | Mental Floss |
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2015-10-26 |
Why is there a joker in playing card decks? - Big Questions - (Ep. 208) | Mental Floss |
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2015-11-02 |
Why does daylight saving time vary by country? - Big Questions - (Ep. 209) | Mental Floss |
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2015-11-09 |
What causes motion sickness? - Big Questions - (Ep. 210) | Mental Floss |
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2015-11-16 |
Why do babies' eyes change color? - Big Questions - (Ep. 211) | Mental Floss |
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2015-11-23 |
What's the difference between American and Canadian Thanksgiving? - Big Questions - (Ep. 212) |
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2015-11-30 |
How did eating popcorn become a custom at movie theaters? - Big Questions - (Ep. 213) |
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2015-12-07 |
Does cracking your knuckles cause arthritis? - Big Questions - (Ep. 214) | Mental Floss |
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2015-12-14 |
Why do we get songs stuck in our heads? - Big Questions - (Ep. 215) | Mental Floss |
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2016-01-04 |
Why does sudden exposure to the sun cause sneezing? - Big Questions - (Ep. 216) | Mental Floss |
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2016-02-01 |
Why do people have birthmarks? - Big Questions - (Ep. 217) | Mental Floss |
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2016-03-07 |
What makes hair naturally straight or curly? - Big Questions - (Ep. 218) | Mental Floss |
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2016-04-04 |
Where did emojis come from? - Big Questions - (Ep. 219) | Mental Floss |
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2016-05-02 |
Why do some countries drive on the left and some on the right? - Big Questions - (Ep. 220) |
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2016-06-06 |
What's a brain freeze? - Big Questions - (Ep. 221) | Mental Floss |
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2016-07-01 |
What's the origin of fireworks? - Big Questions - (Ep. 222) | Mental Floss |
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2016-08-08 |
Why are there 24 hours in a day? - Big Questions - (Ep. 223) | Mental Floss |
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2016-09-05 |
Why do traffic jams occur? - Big Questions - (Ep. 224) | Mental Floss |
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2016-10-03 |
How does ghost hunting technology work? - Big Questions - (Ep. 225) | Mental Floss |
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2016-11-07 |
Why aren't there "B" batteries? - Big Questions - (Ep. 226) | Mental Floss |
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2016-12-05 |
Do hats cause balding? - Big Questions - (Ep. 227) | Mental Floss |
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2017-01-09 |
Why do we close our eyes when we sneeze? - Big Questions - (Ep. 228) | Mental Floss |
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2017-02-06 |
Is there an explanation for déjà vu? - Big Questions - (Ep. 229) | Mental Floss |
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2017-03-06 |
Do you need to wash food before eating it? - Big Questions - (Ep. 230) | Mental Floss |
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2017-04-03 |
Why did we stop going to the moon? - Big Questions - (Ep. 231) | Mental Floss |
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2017-05-01 |
What's the history of lawn mowing? - Big Questions - (Ep. 232) | Mental Floss |
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