Was Humpty Dumpty Always an Egg?

The idea of General George Custer's deadly military blunder being a heroic last stand was constructed over decades to encourage U.S. colonization of the West. Learn how Anheuser-Busch helped in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/a ...  Show more

When organisms like fireflies, fungi, and fish glow with cold light, there's chemistry at work. Learn what we know (and don't know!) about bioluminescence -- including how humans are harnessing it -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffwo ...  Show more

Humpty Dumpty is not a good nursery rhyme. And what was Humpty anyway? Listen in to find out.

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All aboard for a whimsical ride on the Story Train with your favorite conductor, Birdie! In today's enchanting episode, "Humpty Dumpty’s Son," we chug through the magical Rainbow Tunnel to a world where nursery rhymes come to life. Discover the untold tale of Humpty Dumpty's son, ...  Show more

Eggs are amazing and some of the varieties we find in nature are wonderfully weird, riveling or exceeding anything you’d ever find on a fictional derelict spaceship. In this episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe consider some curious specimens from the world of eggs. ...  Show more

In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe wrote a tale about a man overcome by the compulsion to confess to the heinous crime he sought to keep secret. The conundrum pops up in other Poe tales as well, but the so called “Imp of the Perverse” also invades the human mind with alarming regularity. I ...  Show more