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You may be familiar with the song Lisztomania, but did you know that it's inspired by the obsession over a 19th-century pianist, Franz Liszt? Learn more about the mania in this week's episode! 

In an episode of " How Do You Think of These Things? ", Katie discusses the THOUSANDS of miles whales travel in a given year.

Carl Higdon went on a hunting trip in October 1974 in Wyoming’s Medicine Bow National Forest. He remembers putting an elk in his gun's sight, pulling the trigger, and then being woken up 3 miles away in his truck, hours later, by police. Hear all about his story on this week's episode. 

In this week's episode, Katie explores two ways the brain can show up differently in different people: Anendophasia and aphantasia.

Most of the residents in Coober Pedy, Australia, live underground in homes dug into the rock. Learn all about this desert town in this week's episode.

In Buckinghamshire, England, during WWII, some of the most important work of the war was happening, but no one knew about it until decades later. 

In 1816, much of the world did not have a summer season. This was caused by a number of different factors, including volcanic sulphur in the air and the Little Ice Age.

In March 1974, the Betz family found a metal sphere on their property that started behaving erratically when they brought it into their home. Is it just a simple ball bearing or something more intriguing? Learn more on this week's episode.

Astronomer Williamina Fleming not only helped develop a new system to classify stars, she discovered the first known white dwarf star, AND the Horsehead Nebula. 

Do you know the history of the barber pole includes surgery? Learn more on this week's episode!