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The Smartest Year Ever began as a 365-day experiment in curiosity. In 2025, I dropped a new fact every single day. History, science, language, word origins, and strange true stories, all the stuff that somehow makes you sound smarter in conversation. The goal hasn’t changed: help you become the world’s greatest conversationalist.
398 Folgen · education
Smartest Year Ever
Über diesen Podcast
The Smartest Year Ever began as a 365-day experiment in curiosity. In 2025, I dropped a new fact every single day. History, science, language, word origins, and strange true stories, all the stuff that somehow makes you sound smarter in conversation. The goal hasn’t changed: help you become the world’s greatest conversationalist.
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- Why Is “Colonel” Pronounced “Kernel”? The Hidden Word Origins of Military Ranks5. Sept. · 8 Min.
- Why Do We Call It a “Pair of Pants” If It’s Only One Thing?29. Aug. · 7 Min.
- Why Don’t English Speakers Name Their Kids Jesus?22. Aug. · 7 Min.
- Has There Ever Been a Day When No Human Died?15. Aug. · 6 Min.
- What Did People Think Dinosaur Bones Were, Before Dinosaurs?8. Aug. · 7 Min.
- What Did We Call Electric Eels Before Electricity?1. Aug. · 7 Min.
- How Chicago Got Fleeced Selling Its Parking Meters for 75 Years25. Juli · 6 Min.
- Why Didn't Ancient Romans Ride Bicycles?18. Juli · 9 Min.
- Historical Figures You Didn't Know Were Recorded11. Juli · 12 Min.
- The Night America Hid the Liberty Bell3. Juli · 9 Min.