I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either!

For 700 years, Moors ruled Spain and created one of Europe's most advanced civilizations—a chapter often left out of Western history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over a million African soldiers fought in World War II—their contributions largely erased from the history books. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mary Seacole traveled to the front lines of war and built her own hospital when no one else would accept her help. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ethiopia stood as the only African nation to defeat European colonization—a legacy of resistance that inspired the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of Yasuke, the African warrior who rose to samurai status in feudal Japan—defying every expectation of his time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before the Emancipation Proclamation, a Black leader abolished slavery in his nation—a history rarely taught in American classrooms. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Haitian Revolution created the first free Black republic and sent shockwaves through every slaveholding nation on Earth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of innovation that illuminated the world—yet the inventor's name remains in shadow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

B Daht introduces Shirley Ann Jackson—the woman whose research led to caller ID, call waiting, fiber optics, and the technology that powers modern communication. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the world's first home security system, creating the blueprint for every modern system that followed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Spikes invented the modern gear shift, improved automatic transmission, and early turn signals—technology that makes driving safer every day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Crum's accidental invention of the potato chip became a global industry—yet few people know the Black/Native chef behind the snack. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The modern ice cream scoop was invented by Alfred L. Cralle in 1897. This episode reveals how everyday convenience hides Black brilliance in plain sight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Founded in 1946, FAMU's Marching 100 didn't just redefine halftime—they built an infrastructure of Black excellence that the world would eventually copy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Decades before medicine believed it possible, a Black surgeon performed one of the world's first successful open-heart surgeries—and history still barely tells his story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The technology behind every color screen was perfected by a Black inventor who never received the compensation or recognition his work deserved. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One Black woman didn't plan to desegregate NASA—she simply went to work. Her presence alone dismantled segregation inside one of America's most powerful institutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before Brown v. Board of Education, a forgotten court case cracked segregation's foundation. This episode restores a missing chapter of the civil rights timeline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deadly 1912 accident led Garrett Morgan to invent the modern traffic light, quietly saving millions of lives while history largely forgot his name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1930s, early standardized tests claimed Black children scored lower because they supposedly ate too many bananas. B Daht exposes how racist "science" was baked into modern testing—and how those lies still shape education today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Before Black History Month, there was Negro History Week—launched 100 years ago in 1926 as a strategic counterattack against erasure. B Daht reframes BHM not as a "gift" but as a long game Carter G. Woodson designed 100 years ago... and it's still working. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Season long, IDKMYDE has been dropping random facts in weekly episodes -- the kind that make you pause, laugh, and say, wait... how did I not know that? In this Season 4 finale, B Daht pulls the curtain back and explains why none of it was actually random. This episode "Connects the Dahts" between curiosity, story-telling, and what's coming next as the podcast prepares for a major shift in Sea...

Two biblical fasts, same God, totally different assignments. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down the Daniel Fast vs the Esther Fast, what each one is really for, and why fasting without action might just be hunger with scripture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dry January has rules, structure, and accountability... which explains why so many people don't finish. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht shares who started it, and why January suddenly feels longer when you're sober. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why does the flu show up every winter like it's on a scheduled tour? On this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down where the flu comes from, why it started with animals, and why Winter gives it the perfect conditions to spread. Using 3 Useless Facts and a kid-friendly explanation, this episode makes flu season finally make sense -- without turning into a science class. See omnystudio.com/listener...