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Join us this week as we dive into wacky high school mascots, Iguanas falling form the sky, fun facts about the humble armadillo, and some of the most highly anticipated new tech of 2025.

This week we discuss bad habits of holiday guests, fun festive movie trivia, why the colors red and green brand the Yuletide season, and quirky Christmas traditions from around the globe.

This week we discuss the origins of some of our favorite toys, why we started saying "hello" when we answer the phone, animals with bizarre super-powers, and why some think bar code readers will end the world.

This week we break down Orca fashion trends sweeping the abyss, origins of commonly used phrases, Japan's 300+ mile-long conveyer belt, and some game-changing inventions that flopped.

In this episode we discuss the finer points of the majestic turkey, why it was one popular not to smile in photos, fun facts about a popular sci-fi franchise, and the extreme calorie count we'll all be ingesting over the holidays.

This week we dig in to the all-time greats of Thanksgiving food, fun facts about upcoming T-Day treats, which artists are buzzing this Grammy season, and why peer pressure has no age restrictions.

This week we discuss some anticipated food trends of 2025, the rise of the iconic "I Voted" sticker, what makes people with red hair so special, and professional athletes who've played on the same team as their kids.

Join us this week as we look at the airport that's limiting goodbye hugs, give possums a second hearing, learn how a.i. might be more like us than we thought, and discuss how it might feel when T. Swift spends some of that cash.

Join us this week as we peek behind the curtain of the most magical place on Earth, descuss the health benefits of being scared, the WNBA player who's changing the game, and the new collar that allows your pet's personality to come alive.

Join us this week as we rate the worst halloween candies ever, deliberate over which animals we could take in a fight, discuss fun facts about space, and press our luck about... luck.

Join us this week as we overview the most popular Halloween costumes over the decades, search for the silver lining of flying Spirit, discuss this year's new words, and imagine different actors in iconic movie and television roles.

Join us this week as we reminisce about baseball legends, social media before it was social media, what has made SNL so great for so long, and the finer points of The Antique Roadshow.

Join us this week as we discuss the most expensive fruit money can buy, the history behind the burp that locks in freshness, the toys that shaped our childhood, and why big corporate is heading back into the office.

Join us this week as we discuss the science behind why we forget things, the kids show that's taken the world by storm, unlikely Nobel Prize recipients, and unbelievable stories from America's past election years.

Join us this week as we discuss giant mini-mall takeovers, social media's newest TSA aesthetics trend, the spaceship that returned without it's crew, and iconic companies that were almost named something else.

Join us this week as we discuss the kings and queens of cereal, why it took so long for college football to adopt a playoff system, the upsurge in baby name regret, and why the Surgeon General is warning us about the stress today's parents are facing .

Join us this week as we discuss the most expensive wedding in human history, who made Hollywood's greatest actors' list, the finer points of Doomscrolling, and how some scientists have dedicated their lives to helping us cheat death.

Join us this week as we discuss this day in history, the finer points of the Paris Olympics, Hellmann's new venture in perfumes, and why economists look to Cheetos for helpful insight.