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The long history of the word 'weird'

The 'pay phone bandit' who baffled the FBI in the '80s

The Most Common Last Name in Every Country

A Brief History of Zork

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Mister Rogers Saved the VCR

The Original Lego Patent (2015)

How military operations get their code names (2011)

The Mysterious Bronze Objects That Have Baffled Archeologists for Centuries

Why No One Wanted A&W;'s Third-Pound Burger

Traumatic License: An Oral History of Action Park (2018)

How Did the Duck Hunt Gun Work?

100 Years on a Dirty Dog: The History of Greyhound (2013)

The First Woman PhD in Computer Science Was a Nun

Today Is Alan Turnings Birthday - It is no exaggeration that every single one of us interacts with technology daily that is directly connected to his work and ideas

When Did Americans Lose Their British Accents?

The Trapper Keeper (2017)

Out of This World: An Oral History of Alf (2016)

Words That Are Their Own Opposites

Decimal Time: How the French Made a 10-Hour Day (2013)

A Brief History of Zork (2014)

The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of

Want to Buy a House? This Is How Many Hours You Need to Work to Afford One

Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark (2012)

The Quest to Break America’s Most Mysterious Code

The Enduring Enigma of Costco's $1.50 Hot Dog and Soda Combo

The Great Garfield Car Window Toy Craze (2016)

People Walked Differently in Medieval Times

Toilet Paper History: How America Convinced the World to Wipe (2009)

Secrets of the US Puzzle Championship

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