Always Wondered

In this upcoming episode, we explore why yawning is contagious. Is it empathy? Science? Or are you just hanging out with really boring people? Also, get ready for a countdown of the most annoying sounds known to humankind. (Warning: Your ears are going to hate you by the time this one is done!) Plus, what’s the origin of the phrase “put your best foot forward”? And more important...

In this upcoming episode, we explore why yawning is contagious. Is it empathy? Science? Or are you just hanging out with really boring people? Also, get ready for a countdown of the most annoying sounds known to humankind. (Warning: Your ears are going to hate you by the time this one is done!) Plus, what’s the origin of the phrase “put your best foot forward”? And more important...

In this episode, we salute the Month of May.  Hear the weird story of the woman who created Mother’s Day - only to spend the rest of her life trying to cancel it!  Also, we look at Cinco De Mayo.  How did an obscure Mexican battle turn into a full-blown American fiesta?  Plus - learn the origin of the term “mayday” - a simple word that somehow means “eve...

In this upcoming episode, we salute the Month of May.  Hear the weird story of the woman who created Mother’s Day - only to spend the rest of her life trying to cancel it!  Also, we look at Cinco De Mayo.  How did an obscure Mexican battle turn into a full-blown American fiesta?  Plus - learn the origin of the term “mayday” - a simple word that somehow means &...

In this episode, we explore the origin of the Alarm Clock.  Before it was ever invented, humans used a truly bizarre way to make sure people woke up on time!  And we’ve got all the crazy details.  Also, waving is one of humanity’s oldest customs.  But how did swatting our hand in the air become our go-to greeting?  Plus - what’s the story behind the phras...

In this upcoming episode, we explore the origin of the Alarm Clock.  Before it was ever invented, humans used a truly bizarre way to make sure people woke up on time!  And we’ve got all the crazy details.  Also, waving is one of humanity’s oldest customs.  But how did swatting our hand in the air become our go-to greeting?  Plus - what’s the story behind...

In this episode of Always Wondered, we explore when hydration became an obsession.  How did we go from drinking from the garden hose to always carrying designer water bottles?  We’ll get to the bottom of this H2O mystery.  Also, can you imagine some of your favorite movies with completely different leading actors? You’ll be scratching your head as we uncover some of Holl...

In our upcoming episode of Always Wondered, we explore when hydration became an obsession.  How did we go from drinking from the garden hose to always carrying designer water bottles?  We’ll get to the bottom of this H2O mystery.  Also, can you imagine some of your favorite movies with completely different leading actors? You’ll be scratching your head as we uncover some...

In this episode of Always Wondered, buckle up as we decode the different shapes of traffic signs.  Learn why your daily commute feels like an eighth-grade geometry quiz!  Also, during the 1960s Space Race, the US and the Soviet Union weren’t the only players.  Hear the weird story of one country where the “right stuff” was basically “the only stuff available....

In this upcoming episode of Always Wondered, buckle up as we decode the different shapes of traffic signs.  Learn why your daily commute feels like an eighth-grade geometry quiz!  Also, during the 1960s Space Race, the US and the Soviet Union weren’t the only players.  Hear the weird story of one country where the “right stuff” was basically “the only stuff a...

In this upcoming episode, we explore why most people are right-handed.  Is it evolution?  The brain?  Or is the left hand secretly plotting something?  Also, now that baseball season is here, we slide into some of the weirdest moments in baseball history.  Hear about the times when logic took the day off, and chaos put on cleats!   Plus - learn the delicious origin of...

In this upcoming episode, we explore why most people are right-handed.  Is it evolution?  The brain?  Or is the left hand secretly plotting something?  Also, now that baseball season is here, we slide into some of the weirdest moments in baseball history.  Hear about the times when logic took the day off, and chaos put on cleats!   Plus - learn the delicious origin of...

In this episode of Always Wondered, we explore the accidental origin of the Chocolate Chip Cookie - proof that sometimes mistakes can be delicious!  Also - prepare for a mind-bending look into the Mandela Effect.  Are your memories wrong, or did we somehow shift to an alternate universe?  Plus - hear the weird story behind the phrase “the Graveyard Shift”.  It&rsquo...

In our next episode of Always Wondered, we explore the accidental origin of the Chocolate Chip Cookie - proof that sometimes mistakes can be delicious!  Also - prepare for a mind-bending look into the Mandela Effect.  Are your memories wrong, or did we somehow shift to an alternate universe?  Plus - hear the weird story behind the phrase “the Graveyard Shift”.  It&r...

This week on Always Wondered, we explore your brain’s favorite pastime - Phobias!  Why does something that seems totally harmless suddenly have our knees knocking?  We’ll try to make sense of it all.  Also, how come one of your shoelaces always comes untied before the other?  Science has actually studied this, and we’ll have the details.  Plus, we dive in...

This week on Always Wondered, we explore your brain’s favorite pastime - Phobias!  Why does something that seems totally harmless suddenly have our knees knocking?  We’ll try to make sense of it all.  Also, how come one of your shoelaces always comes untied before the other?  Science has actually studied this, and we’ll have the details.  Plus, we dive in...

On this episode, St. Patrick’s Day is filled with tradition. But it turns out that many of those myths were invented by someone who probably had one too many green beers! We’ll cut through all the blarney. Also - hear the story of what may be the craziest toy ever marketed to kids. (Spoiler alert: you might want to have a Geiger counter handy!) Plus - why do we say “shh’ wh...

On this episode, St. Patrick’s Day is filled with tradition. But it turns out that many of those myths were invented by someone who probably had one too many green beers! We’ll cut through all the blarney. Also - hear the story of what may be the craziest toy ever marketed to kids. (Spoiler alert: you might want to have a Geiger counter handy!) Plus - why do we say “shh’ wh...

On this episode, we dive into the surprisingly spooky reason we throw salt over our shoulders.  Are we trying to season evil spirits or simply wasting perfectly good sodium chloride?  We have all the salty details.  Also, why did Fairy Tales originally seem like nightmare fuel?  There was actually a very good reason, and you’ll hear the story.  Plus, we explain the o...

On this upcoming episode, we dive into the surprisingly spooky reason we throw salt over our shoulders.  Are we trying to season evil spirits or simply wasting perfectly good sodium chloride?  We have all the salty details.  Also, why did Fairy Tales originally seem like nightmare fuel?  There was actually a very good reason, and you’ll hear the story.  Plus, we expl...

In this episode, we explore the concept of Karma.  Is it really an ancient cosmic justice system, or just the universe’s most aggressive rumor?  Also, the weather can be weird, but what fell from the skies over Kentucky in 1876 defies description!  You’ll probably want an umbrella handy when you hear this one.  Plus - we tackle one of humanity’s boldest experi...

On this upcoming episode, we explore Karma.  Is it really an ancient cosmic justice system, or just the universe’s most aggressive rumor?  Also, the weather can be weird, but what fell from the skies over Kentucky in 1876 defies description!  You’ll probably want an umbrella handy when you hear this one.  Plus - we tackle one of humanity’s boldest experiments...

On this episode, we tackle the prickly mystery of goosebumps.  Why is it whenever we get scared, our skin decides to do tiny hair push-ups?  We’ve got the details.  Also, we’ll reveal what may be the strangest Cold War military plot ever devised.  Spoiler alert:  you’ll never look at the Moon the same way again!  Plus - it’s our very first Alwa...

On this episode, we tackle the prickly mystery of goosebumps.  Why is it whenever we get scared, our skin decides to do tiny hair push-ups?  We’ve got the details.  Also, we’ll reveal what may be the strangest Cold War military plot ever devised.  Spoiler alert:  you’ll never look at the Moon the same way again!  Plus - it’s our very first Alwa...

The Winter Olympics are in full swing, so on this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the weird side of the greatest games in the world.  We’ll explore the moments they rehearsed for months - and yet still managed to mess up.  Strange sports that somebody once thought were a good idea.  Plus medals, mascots, and mishaps that’ll make you say “wait, what?&rdqu...