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While tipping is widely accepted (and expected) in the United States today, this wasn't always the case. In the second part of this special two-part series, Ben, Noel, and Max learn how scheming corporations used tipping as a way to exploit newly-freed employees... and how the an ...  Show more

What's the best meal you've ever had at a restaurant? If it was in the United States, odds are you paid your tab -- and then added an extra fee on top of that. While tipping didn't originate in the USA, the States have the world's most prevalent (and infamous) tipping culture. An ...  Show more

Welcome to the Dark History podcast! Sex! It's been around since the beginning of our existence. But something else has been around for thousands of years too- sex TOYS. Yes, you heard it right, we have evidence of dildos dating as far back as 30,000 BCE. Get ready to find out th ...  Show more

Welcome to the Dark History podcast. Sex has been a part of humanity since the dawn of time. Do you know what else has been around for a while? Sex Toys. Oh yeah. There’s proof of dildos as far back as 30,000 BCE. But how did it go from phallic rocks to the multi-million dollar s ...  Show more

Grab this episode with both hands and hear how the dildo has been used and revered around the world for almost as long as humans have existed. This now-common bedroom accessory has its roots in ancient cultures, religion, spirituality and sexuality across all of history,... and i ...  Show more

Dating back some 30,000 years, sex toys have a long (no pun intended) and fascinating history.What were the earliest sex toys like? How did technology change them? And did Victorian doctors really prescribing them for back pain?In today's episode, we're revisiting an episode wher ...  Show more