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Christmas Traditions Are So Incredibly Weird!

What's the strangest Christmas tradition you practice? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max ring in the end of the year with an exploration of Christmas celebrations across the world -- and speculate on inventing a few of their own. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  The Grim Christmas Folklore of Johnny Ace, with Jake Brennan

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  CLASSIC: How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit

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  The Deliciously Ridiculous History of Fruitcakes

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  That Time the US Government Brainwashed America into DIY Bomb Shelters

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  CLASSIC: Idiomatic For The People, Part I

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  Spontaneous Human Combustion: A Bizarre Controversy

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  IP, Part Three: A Copyright for Everyone!

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  CLASSIC: Was there a real-life Rapunzel?

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  Ridiculous Maps: That Time Everyone Thought California Was An Island

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  The Chicago Tylenol Murders

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  CLASSIC: Benjamin Franklin's Advice On "Finding A Mistress"

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  Wait! Can a tree really own itself?

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  Doc Holliday Was, In Fact, A Deadly Dentist

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  CLASSIC: What does "Idaho" actually mean?

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  The Ridiculous History of Dog Food