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E136: POGs (opens the original)
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Find out where they got their name and which world leader had his own custom POGs. Sources: Erbland, Kate. “The Weird History of Pogs.” Mental Floss , 3 January 2014, https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/toys/weird-history-pogs . Kincaid, Christy. “The History of POGs: A Fun Childhood Game.” Kalamazoo Valley Museum , 1 September 2025, https://kalamazoomuseum.org/blog/the-history-of-pogs-a-fun-childhood-game . “Remembering POGs.” Public , https://public.com/learn/pogs . “The Strange History of POGS —
E135: Birthdays (opens the original)
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American birthday parties are not as old as you may think. Sources: “After all, when did celebrating birthdays became a thing?” The Oakland Post , 15 February 2023, https://oaklandpostonline.com/45230/features/after-all-when-did-celebrating-birthdays-became-a-thing/ . Cieslik, Emma. “The festive history of American birthdays | National Museum of American History.” National Museum of American History , 28 May 2026, https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/stories/festive-history-american-birthdays
E134: Ale-8-One (opens the original)
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We’ll tell all of you non-Kentuckians what this is and where it got its name. Sources: “Family Secret.” Ale-8 , https://ale8one.com/heritage/family-secret/ . “Fun Facts..” Ale-8 , https://ale8one.com/heritage/fun-facts/ . “G. Lee Wainscott: The Ale-8 Man (Part One).” Win City Voices , 22 October 2024, https://www.wincityvoices.org/g-lee-wainscott-the-ale-8-man-part-one/ . “G. Lee Wainscott: The Ale-8 Man (Part Two).” Win City Voices , 29 October 2024, https://www.wincityvoices.org/g-lee-wainscot
E133: The Bicentennial (opens the original)
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Who did the Senate charge with attempting to “steal the Bicentennial?” Sources: Goetz, Matthew, and Marlyne Sexton. “Gerald R. Ford's Bicentennial Adventure.” White House Historical Association , 6 March 2026, https://www.whitehousehistory.org/gerald-r-fords-bicentennial-adventure . Kalikin, Autumn. “Off the Shelf: The People's Bicentennial.” DC History Center , 12 February 2026, https://dchistory.org/news-and-insights/the-peoples-bicentennial-populist-movement/ . Kennedy, Lesley. “Photos: How A
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