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Have you ever taken an IQ test? Originally envisioned as a way to determine which French children should be locked in asylums, Alfred Binet's attempt to quantify human intelligence took the modern world by storm. Yet, as Ben, Noel and Max ask in this follow-up to lead exposure: How accurate are the IQ tests? Are they genuinely accurate, or, ironically enough... … Play episode

Did Lead Lead to the Fall of the Roman Empire?
CLASSIC: California Schoolchildren and the Great Squirrel War
Don’t Be a Schmo Yo, Try a Yoyo!
The Ridiculous Secret of "Supreme" Pizza
CLASSIC: When West Virginia Begged the USSR for Foreign Aid
Knitting as Espionage, Part Two: Legendary Spies -- and One Traitor
Knitting as Espionage, Part One: Secrets in the Stitch
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part II
Inventors Who Died Due To Their Own Inventions: The Irrational Death of Hi…
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part Two: Con Artists, S…
CLASSIC: Idiomatic for the People II, Part I: What's in a word?
The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes V…
History's Weirdest National Anthems
CLASSIC: The Statue of Liberty Almost Lived in Egypt
Vacuum Cleaners are Ridiculous!
The Ridiculously Adorable, Feminist History of Kewpie Dolls
CLASSIC: Agent Garbo: The Strange Tale of the Man Who Saved D-Day
The Most-hated Condiment? A Ridiculous History of Mayonnaise
The Gang Goes To Waffle House
CLASSIC: The War of the Stray Dog: How Far Would You Go For Your Pet?
Ancient Wonders of the Modern World: the Lighthouse of Alexandria
People Knew the Earth Was Round Way Earlier Than You Think
CLASSIC: The Tragic Origin Story of Morse Code
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, with Aaron Tracy, Part Two: the Man Behind…
The Secret World Of Roald Dahl, Part One: A "Noisy" Life
CLASSIC: Operation Gunnerside: How a Crew of Military Skiers Ruined the Na…
The Thai Restaurant Conspiracy
The Ridiculous History of Ping Pong
CLASSIC: How far did Isaac Newton go to hunt down forgers?
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part Two: a Rise, a Fall, and a Legacy
A Ridiculous Love Letter to Atari, Part One: From Pings to Pongs
CLASSIC: How Admiral Horatio Nelson Ended Up Dead in a Barrel of Brandy
What makes a word a 'word'?
The Rise (and Crash) of the Concorde Jet
CLASSIC: English Men Used to Sell Their Wives
A Ridiculous History of "Fad Diets," Part Two: Beverly Hills, Scarsdale an…
CLASSIC: How Louisiana Almost Became a Hippo Ranching Hub
CLASSIC: Who was the highest paid athlete in history?
Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu, with Tom Freston
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 2
CLASSIC: The Weird Life of George Washington, Part 1
Folks, We're Doing A Clip Show: Leftovers, 2025
Was 536 Really the Worst Year in History?
CLASSIC: Clara, The World's Most Famous Rhinoceros
Christmas Traditions Are So Incredibly Weird!
The Grim Christmas Folklore of Johnny Ace, with Jake Brennan
CLASSIC: How the Monopoly Board Game Became a World War II Escape Kit
The Deliciously Ridiculous History of Fruitcakes
That Time the US Government Brainwashed America into DIY Bomb Shelters

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