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The Tragic Tale of a Badly Battered Husband

Commonplace Fun FactsSep 04, 2021

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The Prime Minister Who Got Eaten By His People

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2022/03/07/the-prime-minister-who-got-eaten-by-his-people/

Apr 01, 202202:51

Deliver Us From Weevils — The Time a Town Put a Bunch of Insects on Trial

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2022/03/08/deliver-us-from-weevils-the-time-a-town-put-a-bunch-of-insects-on-trial/

Mar 31, 202203:35

Why Are There No Rats in Alberta, Canada?

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2022/03/10/why-are-there-no-rats-in-alberta-canada/

Mar 11, 202207:33

Dormie — The Dog That Went on Trial for Murder

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2022/03/09/dormie-the-dog-that-went-on-trial-for-murder/

Mar 10, 202209:30

When The World’s Great Authors Formed a Cricket Team

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2022/01/31/when-the-worlds-great-authors-formed-a-cricket-team/

Feb 07, 202204:07

You May Be a Member of the Militia Without Knowing It

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/12/05/you-may-be-a-member-of-the-militia-without-knowing-it/

Dec 15, 202103:58

Back When Children Played With Uranium

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/12/11/back-when-children-played-with-uranium/

Dec 14, 202104:09

When Whistling Was a War Crime

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/11/29/when-whistling-was-a-war-crime/

Nov 29, 202108:13

How Sweden’s King Experimented on Prisoners With Coffee

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/30/how-swedens-king-experimented-on-prisoners-with-coffee/

Oct 07, 202103:10

Get Your Official Unicorn Hunting License

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/21/get-your-official-unicorn-hunting-license/

Sep 24, 202102:44

10 Downing Street — Learn the Fun Facts Behind the Door of One of the World’s Most Famous Addresses

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/06/10-downing-street-learn-the-fun-facts-behind-the-door-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-famous-addresses/

Sep 23, 202105:39

If I Were the Devil

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/23/if-i-were-the-devil/

Sep 22, 202103:21

Are You Afflicted by Retired Husband Syndrome?

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/18/are-you-afflicted-by-retired-husband-syndrome/

Sep 21, 202102:38

Whatever Became of the Fear-Filled Boy Who Was Sent to Jail By His Father?

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/15/whatever-became-of-the-fear-filled-boy-who-was-sent-to-jail-by-his-father/

Sep 16, 202103:35

A Schoolboy Crush, a Teacher’s Kiss, and a Quest for Greatness

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/06/14/a-schoolboy-crush-a-teachers-kiss-and-a-quest-for-greatness/

Sep 15, 202105:43

The Surprising Age of the Fax Machine

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/13/the-surprising-age-of-the-fax-machine/

Sep 14, 202103:31

Why You Don’t Remember the Amazing Contributions of H.A. Largelamb

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/12/h-a-largelamb/

Sep 13, 202105:02

How George Washington Turned An Enemy Into a Friend With An Apology

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/07/12/how-george-washington-turned-an-enemy-into-a-friend-with-an-apology/

Sep 11, 202102:45

The Freakish Fate of the Heart of Louis XIV

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/05/the-freakish-fate-of-the-heart-of-louis-xiv/

Sep 11, 202102:24

The Woman Who Prevented a Suicide and Changed the Course of History

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/10/the-woman-who-prevented-a-suicide-and-changed-the-course-of-history/

Sep 10, 202103:02

That Time a Missile Successfully Struck a U.S. Military Base — and Why It Didn’t Start WWIII

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/09/that-time-a-missile-successfully-struck-a-u-s-military-base-and-why-it-didnt-start-wwiii/

Sep 10, 202103:49

The Hated Inventor and the Dreaded Thing He Created

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/08/the-hated-inventor-and-the-dreaded-thing-he-created/

Sep 08, 202106:38

The Not-So-Funny Tale of the Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/04/the-not-so-funny-tale-of-the-tanganyika-laughter-epidemic/

Sep 06, 202103:55

Mayor LaGuardia and Justice for a Stolen Loaf of Bread

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/17/mayor-laguardia-and-justice-for-a-stolen-loaf-of-bread/

Sep 06, 202102:49

Meet the Strange, Silly, and Spectacular Potoo

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/04/meet-the-strange-silly-and-spectacular-potoo/

Sep 04, 202102:26

The Tragic Tale of a Badly Battered Husband

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/21/the-tragic-tale-of-a-badly-battered-husband/

Sep 04, 202104:56

What Good Can Possibly Come From an Uneducable Boy?

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/24/what-good-can-possibly-come-from-an-uneducable-boy/

Sep 04, 202103:50

The Famous Captain Who Didn’t Do What He Was Famous For

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/08/25/the-famous-captain-who-didnt-do-what-he-was-famous-for/

Sep 04, 202102:33

Does Your Dog Have Frito Feet?

This episode is also available as a blog post: commonplacefacts.com/2021/09/02/does-your-dog-have-frito-feet/

Sep 04, 202101:29