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A Scotland Yard's Foggy Bottom
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 4 mins
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What do you do when fog disrupts a soccer match? If you're the UK in 1940, you broadcast an imaginary game instead. Get the full, fogged up story on this episode of Now I Know. In 1875, two of Edinburgh’s soccer teams – Heart of Midlothian F.C, and Hibernian F.C. – faced off for the first time. The two teams, nicknamed the “Hearts” and the “Hibs,” now meet on the pitch regularly, and the games have become a cultural touchstone.
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A Scotland Yard's Foggy Bottom
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 4 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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At Least He Wasn't Corrupt
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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Learn about the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Minister for Foreign Trade who never existed in the first place – or did he? – on this episode of Now I Know. In the summer of 2006, the Democratic Republic of the Congo held its first true election in more than a generation. Many different parties fielded candidates, including one called the Union of Congolese Nationalist Federalists. And while UNAFEC didn’t earn enough votes to take the Prime Minister’s seat, they did well enough to get at least one spot in the cabinet.
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At Least He Wasn't Corrupt
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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Leave It to Beaver
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 5 mins
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If you're a homeowner, having a river or pond run through your property can be pretty cool – it can turn a rather nondescript piece of land into something more interesting and, with proper upkeep and safety, something more fun. Of course, that's only true if the body of water was something you expected to be there. If, one day, you woke up to find your typically dry backyard more akin to a bayou – well, that's a problem.
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Leave It to Beaver
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 5 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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A Stinky Suit
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
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Okay, before we start this one, a warning: the fact and story are from hundreds of years ago, and the sources at the time were mostly oral, so there's a good chance this is more legend than truth.
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A Stinky Suit
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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One of These Things Just Isn't the Same
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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Sometime in the summer of 1933, a couple in Trinidad – it's unclear if they were ever married – went through a particularly nasty breakup. The woman, Caroline, believed her partner to be less-than-faithful; his reputation for philandering and carousing was more than she could handle, especially given that she had just given birth to twin boys six months prior. Caroline decided to return to Germany, where she – a practicing Roman Catholic – had grown up.
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One of These Things Just Isn't the Same
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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A Strange Goal or Two
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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The Persian Gulf Pro League is the highest level of Iranian soccer. The Iran Pro League, or IPL, as it is often called, dates back to 1970, but has been around since 2001 in its current form. The sixteen teams in the IPL play 30 games over the course of a season; each team plays a home game and an away game against the other fifteen squads. Teams earn 3 points for a win and 1 point for a tie, and the team with the most points at the end of the season is the league champion.
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A Strange Goal or Two
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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Not up to Scratch
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
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Natural gas is odorless. And gas leaks are very dangerous. Is the solution a scratch-and-sniff sticker? Decide for yourself on this episode of Now I Know. Natural gas is odorless. As gas leaks are very dangerous – even the smallest spark can turn a peaceful, gas-filled room into a flaming inferno – gas companies give us a way to detect a leak. They add a colorless, flammable gas called mercaptan to the mix, which smells like rotten eggs or rotten cabbage.
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Not up to Scratch
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of Honey Buns
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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There's a grim, dark side to the honey bun biz. Get the un-sugarcoated story on this episode of Now I Know. A honey bun is a cake-y dessert that sells for about $1 at your deli. It’s nothing special, as pre-packaged desserts go, except perhaps for the fact that it’s pretty bad for you. The small version of the treat weighs three ounces and runs 340 calories, 15 grams of fat, and 210 milligrams of sodium – roughly the same nutritional value as one and a half Snickers bars.
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The Secret Life of Honey Buns
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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The Electoral Insurance Policy
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 4 mins
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Nevada is a nice insurance policy for a presidential hopeful – in fact, that's why Nevada became a state in the first place. Explore the state's unbridled history on this episode of Now I Know. The United States is in the throes of its presidential campaigns season and, over the last week or so, candidates from both major parties have focused their sights on Nevada. Come November, that will again be true as Nevada can be a bellwether state – in each of the previous nine election cycles, Nevada voters supported the overall winner.
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The Electoral Insurance Policy
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 4 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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Putting Your Vacation on Ice
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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At 67°51' North latitude, the Swedish town of Jukkasjärvi is located within the Arctic Circle, which should give you an idea for how remote it is. Its Wikipedia entry uses more words to explain the origin of the town's name than it does the town's attractions, which is to say that there aren't very many of the latter. From April to November, probably the most interesting building in the town of about 500 people is an old wooden church dating back to the early 1600s.
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Putting Your Vacation on Ice
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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As the Ball Doesn't Bounce
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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How does one keep a billion-dollar airport from cracking? Learn about San Francisco's groundbreaking solution to the seismic problem on this episode of Now I Know. The San Francisco Bay area is home to an extraordinary number of earthquakes. According to Earthquake Track, for a one-year period ending on March 24, 2016, the San Francisco Bay area experienced more than 650 earthquakes of magnitude 1.5 or greater – more than a dozen earthquakes a week.
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As the Ball Doesn't Bounce
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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You Can Taste the Price
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
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Taste test: Does a $17 burger always taste better than a $4 one? Find out on this episode of Now I Know. A hamburger that costs $17 probably tastes good. No, it has to – who would pay $17 for a burger and fries that didn’t? No one – at least not twice. That makes sense: in order to stay in business with an expensive menu, whatever you’re selling better make for a good dining experience. But at some point, our palates can’t really discern between foods.
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You Can Taste the Price
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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Gambling on a Stranger's Life
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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In 1984, a Michigan man named Donald Magett won the big one – the Michigan Lottery's $1,000 Cash for Life scratch off game. He was 41 or 42 years old at the time, and while the monthly prize (paid in $12,000 annual chunks) wasn't quite "quit your job" money, it certainly sounded like he was on his way to financial security. Alas, that was not the case. In 2005, the U.S. Department of Labor sued Magett.
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Gambling on a Stranger's Life
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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Which Little Piggy?
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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People typically come with 10 fingers and 10 toes, but when it comes down to it, we tend to neglect the latter set. That may be because we can't do much with our toes, at least not intentionally. (Or, put another way, they're not nearly as useful as our fingers.) In fact, we don't really think much about our toes – they're just kind of there, hiding in our shoes, doing whatever toes do. And as it turns out, we're not really good at thinking about our toes, even when we try to. Just ask a team of researchers from Oxford University.
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Which Little Piggy?
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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Slaying the Silver Ball
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
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Learn about New York City's decades-long pinball ban – and resulting black market – on this episode of Now I Know. Fiorello LaGuardia was elected mayor of New York City in 1933, and, on January 1st of the following year, took office. One of his first acts as mayor was to crack down on mafia activity, especially mob-owned slot machines, seeing them as a direct line into the coffers of organized crime.
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Slaying the Silver Ball
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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The Science Behind the Slogan
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
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Morton Salt was founded in 1848, originally selling salt, but it morphed into a salt manufacturer in 1910. Its logo and slogan, developed shortly thereafter, are a little strange for a salt company, though. The slogan, "when it rains, it pours," seems like a bad thing – rain isn't the most pleasant of weather and a downpour is even worse. The logo doesn't help: it depicts a girl in yellow, holding an umbrella that is shielding her from the rain – but she's spilling the salt she is carrying under her left arm.
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The Science Behind the Slogan
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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Editing the Future in the Past
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
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There's a teensy problem with the Lincoln Memorial – one that spelling sticklers might have the biggest problem with. Explore this little-known fact on this episode of Now I Know. The Lincoln Memorial is one of Washington, D.C.’s top tourist attractions. The monument, erected to honor the 16th President of the United States, is a painstaking work of architecture and sculpture. It features a 19-foot high sculpture of Abraham Lincoln himself, and the attention to detail is breathtaking.
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Editing the Future in the Past
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 01-08-16
- Language: English
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Behold the Power of Cheese
- Written by: Dan Lewis
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
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The French Alpine town of Albertville sits in the southeast of the country, near the border of Italy, and is home to only about 10,000 people. Like most French communities, the people of Albertville rely on cheese. But unlike most other French areas, cheese is more than just a snack or part of a meal for the residents of Albertville. It, quite literally, powers part of the area.
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Behold the Power of Cheese
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 2 mins
- Release Date: 18-08-16
- Language: English
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No Hope
- Why I Left the GOP (and You Should Too)
- Written by: Jimmy LaSalvia
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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No Hope is for disaffected conservatives and moderates as well as liberals who are fed up with the political party system. Forty-three percent of Americans now identify as Independents. Many of them are right of center and used to be Republicans.
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No Hope
- Why I Left the GOP (and You Should Too)
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release Date: 06-10-15
- Language: English
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The Global Silicon Valley Handbook
- Written by: Michael Moe, The Global Silicon Valley Team
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
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A fun and practical guide to thrive not only in Silicon Valley, but in the emerging Global Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has become synonymous with big ideas, start-ups, and inventing the future. But today, the magic of Silicon Valley has gone viral and global. From Austin to Boston, from...
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The Global Silicon Valley Handbook
- Narrated by: Mark Schectman
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release Date: 04-04-17
- Language: English
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