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Charles Ponzi
Michael tries to get us in on the ground floor for a very exciting investment opportunity. Charles Ponzi
Unusual Units of Measurement
Blake discovers a firkin’s worth of strange and obscure measurements which will fascinate you for fortnights while increasing your microlife. List of Unusual Units of Measurement
Confidence Tricksters
Michael tries to sell us the Eiffel Tower, which was gifted to him by the Prince of Sudan. Confidence Trick
Fairy Tale Classification
Blake tells story. He finds a king lost in the forest. The king throws a fish to the clever fox. The fox eats the king and laughs. Blake fails to learn moral. Arne Thompson Classification Systems Multilingual Folk Tale Database
Pedestrianism
Michael reports on the slo-mo, low octane, champagne fueled, contest of endurance that captured our imaginations before excitement was invented.
Donald Duck
Michael discovers a storied past of the most famous Duck on the planet.
The Beard
Michael tells the story of Joseph Palmer, the patron saint of hipsters. Joseph Palmer