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The Strange Story of Lysol

The Lysol we know now is sold as disinfectant only. But at one time it was also marketed as a means of birth control. Listen in today to the twisted history of this common household product.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Kudzu: The Vine That Just Won't Stop

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  Short Stuff: Redacted!

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  The Anarchist Cookbook: Funny but Dangerous

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  Selects: How Paramedics Work

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  Swatches!

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  Short Stuff: Mystery of the Sarah Jo

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  Gobekli Tepe

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  Selects: How the Escape from Alcatraz Worked

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  Short Stuff: Flower Power

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  The Shadow Biosphere: Is There Other Life on Earth?

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  Selects: Rosa Parks: Agent of Change

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  The Judas Priest Suicide Trial

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  Short Stuff: The SS Ourang Medang

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  Four Eyes Good: The History of Glasses

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  Selects: How Government Shutdowns Work