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  Can You Immunize Yourself to Poison? - Don't Be Dumb

  • by Stuff You Should Know
  • 1 month ago
  • 9,770 views

  Don't try it yourself, but it is possible to immunize yourself to some kinds of poison. Be silent and listen to Josh as he describes how it works.
  
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  Why Men Love Reddit

  • by Stuff Mom Never Told You
  • 1 month ago
  • 12,448 views

  As the not-so-old Internet saying goes, "women are from Pinterest and men are from Reddit," but what is it about the aggregator that attracts the masculine masses?
  
  Join Cristen to get down to the ...
• 3:26

  Infiltration: COINTELPRO

  • by Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
  • 1 month ago
  • 18,621 views

  What was COINTELPRO? What made it controversial? Do government agencies continue to infiltrate activist organizations in the modern day? Tune in to learn more.
  
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• 3:04

  How Does The Common Cold Work?

  • by BrainStuff
  • 1 month ago
  • 16,245 views

  We've all had a cold at one point or another; it entails an uncomfortable cocktail of symptoms like sneezing, coughing and a runny nose. But why do we get colds? How do they work? Find out in this ...
• 3:37

  Did the French invent French kissing?

  • by Stuff Mom Never Told You
  • 3 months ago
  • 9,659 views

  Why do we call "making out" French kissing? Blame the English, not the French.
  
  Join Cristen to get down to the business of being a woman and all the Stuff Mom Never Told You about bodies, boys and...
• 3:17

  Ozzy Osbourne's Birthday-This Day in History

  • by Stuff You Should Know
  • 3 months ago
  • 3,589 views

  Even Ozzy Osbourne has a birthday and today is it. Learn about the birth and life of the original lead singer for Black Sabbath on This Day In History.
  
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