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Willy Higinbotham is considered by many to be the inventor of the world's first video game. But there's more - he was also on the team that helped create the world's first nuclear bomb! In this episode we explore Willy's game, "Tennis for Two" and chat with former video game developer and professional magician, Nick Locapo.

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Willy Higinbotham's Photo | Tennis for Two Photo 1 | Tennis for Two Photo 2 | Circuit Drawing 1 | Circuit Drawing 2

In 1941, Master Magician Jasper Maskelyne was called upon by the British Army to create elaborate illusions to aid in the war effort in North Africa. But for the first time in Tell Me What to Google history, I'm calling this legend into question! In this episode, I examine this unusual story in detail and chat with magician Erik Tait about its veracity!

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Jasper Maskelyne's Photo

In 1919, a flood of Molasses devastated the North End neighborhood of Boston. In this episode we talk about the disaster in detail and even discuss some of the possible reasons for the horrible killer wave of sweet molasses. Then we chat with writer, speaker and Bostonian Amma Marfo to see if she's heard of it!

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Learn about our guest Amma Marfo at AmmaMarfo.com

Photos of the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3

 

This week we examine the curious case of Human Lightning Rod, Roy Sullivan. Roy became famous for having been struck SEVEN different times by lightning during his career as a National Park Ranger. We do a deep dive into Roy's electrifying story and then chat with my friend, Mindreader Eric Dittelman!

 

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Using the bathroom in space has never been easy. And since the early NASA space missions of the 1960s, engineers have been solving this problem in ingenious ways. In this episode, we explore some of the many ways Astronauts have been able to go number 1 and 2. And we call Comedy Magician Erik Tait to see if he know what we've just learned!

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In this episode, we learn that people who take the holistic concoction Colloidal Silver may turn their skin blue! And an inbred family from Kentucky has been blue-ing themselves for 200 years. Then we talk with the hilarious Comedian & Juggler Marcus Monroe to ask him of his knowledge on the topic! 

The Original Blue Man Group?
Photo: Paul Karason - Photo: Stan Jones

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In this episode, we explore the bizarre fact that - like Galileo himself - African Dung Beetles use the stars to navigate! As a bonus, we talk with Eric Warrant, Professor of Biology at Lund University and co-author of the ground-breaking discovery.

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Seneca Village was one of our nation’s first, free middle-class black communities. Its memory was nearly lost to history. In this podcast, we explore what happened to Seneca Village and speak with Nan Rothschild, Former Director of Museum Studies at Columbia University and a Research Professor at Barnard College, who has been studying Seneca Village since the mid 1990s.

 

 

Did you know Cap'n Crunch has a real name? In this episode, we learn all about Cap'n Crunch's backstory. Then we quiz my good friend Josh Quillen!

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Crew Kit - Photo 3 (Spoiler)