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CLASSIC: That Time Ohio and Michigan Almost Went To War

In this week's Classic episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore how a misunderstanding of the geography of the Great Lakes started a feud, known as the Toledo War, between the state of Ohio and a territory called Michigan. Tune in to Ridiculous History to hear how the conflict between ...  Show more

 . 34min 37sec

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CLASSIC: That Time Ohio and Michigan Almost Went To War

In this week's Classic episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore how a misunderstanding of the geography of the Great Lakes started a feud, known as the Toledo War, between the state of Ohio and a territory called Michigan. Tune in to Ridiculous History to hear how the conflict between ...  Show more

 . 34min 37sec
The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part Two: The Rise of CEPTIA

In this week's Classic episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore how a misunderstanding of the geography of the Great Lakes started a feud, known as the Toledo War, between the state of Ohio and a territory called Michigan. Tune in to Ridiculous History to hear how the conflict between ...  Show more

 . 33min 15sec
The Ridiculously Inspiring Story of Free Public Restrooms, Part One: Everyone Has To Poop

Today a great many people in the United States take free toilets for granted. Yet, as Ben, Noel and Max discover in the first part of this two-part episode, there was a long -- and ridiculous -- road from the origin of public toilets to the free facilities we enjoy today. Tune in ...  Show more

 . 36min 30sec
CLASSIC: The Rise and Fall of Local Scrip: Alternative Currencies of the Great Depression

Have you ever been so broke that you ended up creating your own currency? It may sound like a crazy idea today, but during the Great Depression multiple communities actually created and circulated their own forms of local currency. And this wasn't a lark -- it was a matter of sur ...  Show more

 . 39min 8sec
The Kingdom of Callaway: That Time One Missouri County (Sort Of, Maybe) Became An Independent Nation

Despite the misleading name, the U.S. "Civil War" was anything but. As North fought South, this short-lived, bloody conflict fundamentally shifted the course of the country. Yet if you go just a bit further west to Missouri, you'll encounter a story history largely forgot: amid t ...  Show more

 . 37min 22sec