Stuff You Should Know

Everybody knows mail order marriages are at best a last resort for jerks looking to boss a foreign spouse around or, at worst, a front for human trafficking. Or are they? Yes and no. Mail order marriage comes with nuance and a surprisingly long history. Learn all about it in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Back in the early 1900s, a new pandemic happened out of nowhere with odd symptoms, that was never solved or cured. It just went away. Which means it's right up our alley.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Today we kick off the scariest month with the legend of La Lechuza - The Witch Owl. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It seems ridiculously irresponsible with the benefit of hindsight, but the concept of giving Hitler everything he wanted was the policy among the UK and France as a way to keep the world from sliding into a second world war. Turns out it didn’t work. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The secret military base Area 51 is inextricably linked to every secret, shady project the US government is rumored to be involved in – from reverse-engineering alien technology to coordinating a one-world government. The truth is much more mundane. Listen to this classic episode as Josh and Chuck break it down. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.