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A Recast of ‘Stuff You Should Know’

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1. How Grassoline Works April 17, 2008
2. How Lame Ducks Work April 17, 2008
3. How Altruism Works April 17, 2008
4. Are Nazi War Criminals Still At Large? April 30, 2008
5. Can I feel pregnant when my wife is? May 6, 2008
6. How Trolley Problems Work May 6, 2008
7. Why Does Toothpaste Make Orange Juice Taste Bad? May 13, 2008
8. How Evolution in Isolation Works May 15, 2008
9. Are Dogs Really Man's Best Friend? May 20, 2008
10. Does Gum Stay in your Stomach for Seven Years? May 22, 2008
11. How Antibacterial Soap Works May 28, 2008
12. Can People Really Get Hysterical Strength? May 29, 2008
13. How Contagious Yawning Works June 3, 2008
14. How The Eye of a Tornado Works June 5, 2008
15. Could salt water fuel cars? June 10, 2008
16. What's the most expensive toilet in the world? June 12, 2008
17. How Manufacturing Water Works June 18, 2008
18. How Swearing at Work Works June 20, 2008
19. How Oil Shale Works June 24, 2008
20. How Death-Proof Cars Work June 26, 2008
21. How Murphy's Law Works July 1, 2008
22. How Abandoned Cities Work July 1, 2008
23. How Personal Rapid Transport Works July 7, 2008
24. How Ripperology Works July 10, 2008
25. Can I Survive a Shark Attack by Gouging Out Its Eyes? July 15, 2008
26. Are Dogs a Shark's Favorite Meal? July 17, 2008
27. How Carbon Capture Works July 22, 2008
28. Why do people blush? July 24, 2008
29. Is knife hunting the fairest way to hunt? July 29, 2008
30. Exactly what happens if we run out of water? July 31, 2008
31. Are there real-life fight clubs? Aug. 5, 2008
32. Is there a torture manual? Aug. 8, 2008
33. 10 Terribly Bungled Crimes Aug. 14, 2008
34. Are humans wired to survive? Aug. 19, 2008
35. How Blood Pressure Works Aug. 21, 2008
36. Will robots get married? Aug. 26, 2008
37. What are smart mobs? Aug. 28, 2008
38. Is there a worst way to die? Sept. 2, 2008
39. What's the difference between deodorant and antiperspirant? Sept. 4, 2008
40. Is sleep that important? Sept. 9, 2008
41. Why don't we live underground? Sept. 11, 2008
42. What's the ultimatum game? Sept. 16, 2008
43. How Can I Erase My Identity and Start Over? Sept. 18, 2008
44. Is quitting smoking contagious? Sept. 23, 2008
45. How Graceland Works Sept. 25, 2008
46. How Delta Force Works Sept. 30, 2008
47. How China's Pollution Sniffers Work Oct. 2, 2008
48. How Entomophagy Works Oct. 7, 2008
49. How Cannibalism Works Oct. 9, 2008
50. Will we soon be extinct? Oct. 14, 2008
51. How Living Off the Grid Works Oct. 16, 2008
52. How the Bailout Works Oct. 21, 2008
53. How do Tibetans avoid altitude sickness? Oct. 23, 2008
54. Is a free market "free" if it's regulated? Oct. 28, 2008
55. How Prayer Healing Works Oct. 30, 2008
56. How Mortgage-backed Securities Work Nov. 6, 2008
57. Did the CIA test LSD on unsuspecting Americans? Nov. 11, 2008
58. Why doesn't the FDA regulate herbal supplements? Nov. 13, 2008
59. How Eco-anxiety Works Nov. 18, 2008
60. How Corporate Personhood Works Nov. 20, 2008
61. How Albert Einstein's Brain Worked Nov. 25, 2008
62. How Thanksgiving Works Nov. 27, 2008
63. How OCD Works Dec. 2, 2008
64. How Guerrilla Gardening Works Dec. 4, 2008
65. How the Five Day Weekend Works Dec. 9, 2008
66. Extended Product Warranties: To Buy or Not to Buy? Dec. 11, 2008
67. Where's the best place on your body to get shot? Dec. 16, 2008
68. What can be done with a dead body? Dec. 18, 2008
69. How Flirting Works Dec. 23, 2008
70. How to Survive a Plane Crash Dec. 25, 2008
71. How Habeas Corpus Works Dec. 30, 2008
72. How Midnight Regulations Work Jan. 1, 2009
73. How Exorcism Works Jan. 6, 2009
74. How Body Armor Works: A Special Request Jan. 8, 2009
75. What are urban explorers? Jan. 13, 2009
76. How Redheads Work Jan. 15, 2009
77. Recycling and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Jan. 20, 2009
78. How Moonshine Works Jan. 22, 2009
79. How Comas Work Jan. 27, 2009
80. How Hypoallergenic Cats Work Jan. 29, 2009
81. Why do some people believe the moon landings were a hoax? Feb. 3, 2009
82. Why is it so hard to say "toy boat" three times fast? Feb. 5, 2009
83. How long can you go without food and water? Feb. 10, 2009
84. How Friday the 13th Works Feb. 12, 2009
85. How Squatting Works Feb. 17, 2009
86. How Going Over Niagara Works Feb. 19, 2009
87. Can people really die of fright? Feb. 24, 2009
88. How Junk Mail Works Feb. 26, 2009
89. Could a 'thinking cap' make me a genius? March 3, 2009
90. How Alien Hand Syndrome Works March 5, 2009
91. Who owns the oceans? March 10, 2009
92. How Aphrodisiacs Work March 12, 2009
93. What are microexpressions? March 17, 2009
94. Can anger be a good thing? March 19, 2009
95. How Déjà Vu Works March 24, 2009
96. Are there dead bodies on Mount Everest? March 26, 2009
97. Is the world going to end in 2012? March 31, 2009
98. Bizarre Ways to Die April 2, 2009
99. How can some centenarians lead unhealthy lives? April 7, 2009
100. How Ponzi Schemes Work April 9, 2009
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