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Selects: How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Work, Part II

In this classic episode, we finish revisiting our 2017 tour of the best sights of the ancient world when we get deep into the history of a lighthouse that stood for 1200 years, an unsettling statue of Zeus, the world’s first mausoleum, and Chuck’s favorite, the Colossus of Rhodes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Selects: How Futurology Works

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  Ludwig II: The Only Real King of the 19th Century

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  Short Stuff: Rescuing Mistreated Pets

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  The History of Streaming Music

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  Selects: The Manson Family Murders Part 1

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  How Bomb Disposal Works

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  Short Stuff: Skid Row (not the band)

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  The Strange Story of the 1904 Olympic Marathon

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  Selects: Hummingbirds: Ornery Helicopters of the Animal Kingdom

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  The Luddites: Misunderstood Working Class Heroes

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  Short Stuff: Chupacabra

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  True Mysteries of the Internet

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  Selects: Body Language!

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  The Cher Episode

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  Short Stuff: Tarring and Feathering

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  Minecraft! Minecraft! Minecraft!