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How Did the Stonewall Riots Work?

June 27, 2026 4:00am 16 min

The police raid and ensuing riots at the Stonewall Inn in June of 1969 became a turning point in queer civil rights because of the larger movement that coalesced around it. Learn about its place in LGBTQIA history in thi...

How Did the Smallest Primates Get Such Big Eyes?

June 26, 2026 4:00am 8 min

Tarsiers are our palm-sized primate cousins that evolved in the forests of Southeast Asia to have long limbs and huge, round eyes. Learn how we've learned about them in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this articl...

What Would Happen If You Swallowed a Leech?

June 24, 2026 10:55am 8 min

This isn't just the least-fun thought experiment, it's a medical malady common enough to have its own name. Learn how internal hirudiniasis works (and why you don't need to panic if if happens to you) in this episode of ...

How Can Rhubarb Grow in the Dark?

June 19, 2026 4:00am 10 min

We know rhubarb as a tart fruit that looks like pink celery, but it also has a bulbous underground storage unit that was used medicinally for millennia -- and lets it grow in complete darkness. Learn about the pie plant ...

How Does the Blue-Footed Booby Work?

June 17, 2026 4:00am 8 min

This marine bird carries the color of the ocean in its webbed feet, was named after an insult, and uses its excrement in creative ways. Learn about the blue-footed booby in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this ar...

Who Was Helen of Troy?

June 15, 2026 4:00am 7 min

Helen is a figure from Greek myth -- a daughter of Zeus with a mortal woman, and said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world. Learn more about her (and how she perhaps inadvertently started the Trojan War) in...

How Does Your Heart Get Blood?

June 12, 2026 4:00am 11 min

Your heart needs blood as much as any other muscle in your body, and it receives it the same way -- just a little earlier than anyone else. Learn how the coronary arteries work (and what can go wrong when they don't) in ...

How Do Butterflies Get Their Brilliant Colors?

June 10, 2026 4:00am 10 min

Butterfly wings often come in striking, iridescent colors -- but it's not from pigments (or not entirely). Learn how microscopic structures give butterfly wings their flash in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this...

How Did William the Conquerer Transform England?

June 08, 2026 4:00am 11 min

In the year 1066, the illigitimate son of a Norman duke conquered England and became its king, changing English history (and language!) forever. Learn how William the Conquerer rose and ruled in today's episode of BrainS...

Could Dilophosaurus Really Spit Poison?

June 05, 2026 4:00am 9 min

OK, we're almost sure the answer is no. But there was a fossil-based reason that 'Jurassic Park' included this detail. Learn about the real-life Dilophosaurus in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: http...

Do Our Pinky Toes Serve a Purpose?

June 03, 2026 4:00am 6 min

Your pinky toes are actually powerhouses of locomotion. Learn how they help us move -- and what can go wrong if they get injured -- in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://health.howstuffworks.co...

Where Did the At Symbol Come From?

June 01, 2026 4:00am 9 min

The @ sign goes by many names today, but it's only so commonplace because of medieval merchants and one 1970s programmer. Learn more about the at sign (or arroba, Klammeraffe, strudel, grisehale, or gül) in this episode ...

BrainStuff Classics: What Can Babies See in the Womb?

May 30, 2026 4:00am 5 min

A human fetus doesn't develop retinas until around gestational week 28. Learn how researchers have tried to figure out what babies can see in the few remaining weeks before they're born in this classic episode of BrainSt...

Can You Really Escape an Alligator by Running Zigzag?

May 29, 2026 4:00am 10 min

You could probably outsprint an alligator no matter what pattern you ran in -- but it's extremely unlikely that you'd ever need to. Learn how alligators do and don't attack in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this ar...

What Fueled the Feud of the Hatfields and McCoys?

May 28, 2026 4:00am 12 min

The 30-year feud between these two families is more dramatic than fiction -- and may be the starting point of negative stereotypes about Appalachia. Learn about the story behind the Hatfields and McCoys in this episode o...

How Does Mayonnaise Work?

May 27, 2026 6:12am 10 min

Love it or hate it, mayo achieves a creamy texture without any dairy thanks to the science of emulsions. Learn how it works -- and why it's not the real danger in potato salad -- in this episode of BrainStuff, based on t...

How Did a Wisconsin Woman Lead a German Resistance to Nazis?

May 20, 2026 4:00am 10 min

Mildred Harnack was an American literature professor living in Berlin when the Third Reich took control. Learn how she and her husband led a resistance ring that enraged Hitler in this episode of BrainStuff, based on thi...

Are Lobsters Functionally Immortal?

May 19, 2026 4:00am 13 min

It's true that lobsters don't age, but that doesn't quite make them immortal, and it's far from the only fabulously weird thing about them. Learn about lobsters -- including why they're biologically immortal, and how tha...

Is It 'Jerry-Rigged' or 'Jury-Rigged'?

May 18, 2026 4:00am 5 min

Both of these terms are actually valid, though they have slightly different meanings, and only one of them is based in sailors' slang. Learn the history of 'jury-rigged' and 'jerry-rigged' -- and how to use them correctl...

How Did Beer Help Sell the Myth of Custer's Last Stand?

May 12, 2026 4:00am 10 min

The idea of General George Custer's deadly military blunder being a heroic last stand was constructed over decades to encourage U.S. colonization of the West. Learn how Anheuser-Busch helped in this episode of BrainStuff...

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