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We Should Know Better

Every episode Tim, Kyle and Sky play the Wiki game and attempt to get from one specific Wikipedia article to another only through the links within the articles.

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Ep56: The Modified Jockey Hunker

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2016/08/03

Where do we even start with this one.Tim has Kyle and Sky go from mermaid to sumo, and it's a ride. Along the way we talk about multiple severed mermaid hands, magical question-answering fish, Japanese sake, and the 1950s college craze of hunkerin'.Photos we talk about:55:50 - Foreigner and sumo wrestler, 1861

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Ep55: This Is Not My First Rodeo with Vampires

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2016/07/20

Pokemon Go Pokemon Go Pokemon Go.Now that we've got the SEO out of the way, in this episode Sky has Kyle and Tim race from the Wikipedia page for Pokemon Go to the page for Dracula! It's high stakes with Tim flying through the pages for Satoru Iwata and Capcom and Kyle traversing Metroid and dhampirs. Lots of video games in this one. Enjoy!Photos we talk about:1:04:30 - "The Vampire", lithograph by R. de Moraine (1864)

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Ep54: Trying to Expect Everything

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2016/07/07

In this patriotic episode, Tim and Sky race to get from the Wikipedia page for cycling to the page for Susan B Anthony. Or at least Tim does. Sky gets confused and stumbles through civil rights while Tim describes the crazy dinners of Diamond Jim Brady.Photos we talk about:17:50 -LAW Horse Bib48:10 - Woman Suffrage HQ in Cleveland

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Ep53: Waking the Cold Ones

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2016/06/22

Tim has Kyle and Sky race to see who can be the first to get from Dungeons and Dragons to ski resort. Along the way Kyle unearths mysterious conspiracies about mountains and sky eats ice cream.

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Ep52: The Hurd Gurdler Case

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2016/06/08

This week it's a race from one-man band to Tim Allen. Along the way Kyle trips on the pedantic page for manual labor while Tim pays homage to Prince and Jay Leno.

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Ep51: There’s Not Sixty-Four Spaces in a States

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2016/05/25

In this episode, Kyle has us go from the Wikipedia page for ticket to the Wikipedia page for gold (get it?). Along the way Tim finds the oldest active trophy in motor sports and Sky is haunted by one of the most disturbing images he's ever come across on Wikipedia.Photos we talk about:23:40 - Rainbow hologram showing the change in colour in the vertical direction45:55 - William McKinley riding a giant gold coin1:04:45 - The Detroit Gold Cup

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Ep50: A Wedding Is Like a Birthday for a New Person...s

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2016/05/11

To celebrate our 50th episode, we're redoing the lost episode 30 and going from sand paper to birthday cake! Kyle tells us all about dyes and food coloring while Sky unearths the secrets of body snatching and Cake Boss's worst nightmare.Photos we talk about:1:16:15 - Birthday cake featuring edible miniature birthday party

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Ep49: A Sawed-Off Violin

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2016/04/27

In this episode, Sky has us go from crash test dummy to violin. Kyle tells us all about Mary Roach and bamboo, Tim uncovers the conspiracies surrounding the Marx Brothers' nicknames, and none of us ever shut up about Steve Martin.Photos we talk about:10:45 - Dummy calibration

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Ep48: A Probiotic Crisis

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2016/04/13

Tim has us race from Bill Nye the Science Guy all the way to Armageddon! Sky gets lost in The Big Rip while Kyle uncovers what actually killed the dinosaurs.Photos we talk about:17:00 - Meteor/ite/oid gif

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Ep 47: The Grim Spanish Giblets

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2016/03/30

Don your team polo and reading glasses, Kyle has us going from bowling to librarian! Along the way Tim discovers how Washington Irving pretty much WAS early American culture and Sky delves into the Secrets of the British Realm.Photos we talk about:20:15 - Sir Francis Drake rolling his eyes26:20 -Whoa what is wrong with Drake's arm

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Ep 46: Go Put Your Barry On

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2016/03/16

It's a bird! It's a plane! No! It's an overusedcliché!This week Sky has us go from Superman to hygiene. Along the way Kyle falls in line with military dress terminology while Tim talks space showers and viable toilets.Photos we talk about:32:05 - Polish Uhlans wearing czapki59:20 -The "F-Diagram"1:06:20 -Showering on Skylab1:08:55 -Hygieia feeding a snake1:14:05 - Asclepios with his daughter Hygieia

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Ep45: A Trombone That's Let Itself Go

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2016/03/02

This week Tim has us race from Sonic the Hedgehog to John Phillip Sousa! Sky learns what a scatter band is while Kyle explores the presidency and person of Bill Clinton.

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Ep44: A Seven-Foot-Tall Dolphin Man

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2016/02/17

Chug a bottle of bleach and grip your pugil stick, we're going from Mr. Yuk to American Gladiators! Kyle quizzes us on ultimate Frisbee moves, Tim threads the needle through weird NFL mascots, and Sky obviously knows nothing about gladiators.Photos we talk about:30:25 - Steely McBeam34:25 - 2004 Olympics mascot plush35:30 - Clay model at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens39:05 - T.D. The Dolphin

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Ep43: All of Us Were Pooped Out by Stars

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2016/02/03

This week we go from fluffernutter to Thomas Edison! We solve the mystery of Elvis’s death, learn about a car practically made out of a firestarter, lick through the soggy history of the ice cream cone, and discover how much of a mancrush Henry Ford had on Edison.

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Ep42: That Sweet Grease Money

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2016/01/20

This time around Tim has us go from boredom to NPR, two things that are surprisingly not directly linked! Sky talks about Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (the fact that this is episode 42 is totally a coincidence), Kyle unravels the mystery of the subconscious, and we all gush over our favorite NPR hosts and how great Hearts of Space is.Just...just give this one a listen.

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Ep41: We Do A Lot of Stuff with Goats

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2016/01/06

Happy New Year! How are your resolutions going? This week Kyle has us race from coffee to weight loss. Tim finds out what caffeine does to spiders while Sky explores the depressing world of GERD.Photos we talk about:33:10 - Caffeine effects on spider webs

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Ep40: Try Our Healthy Egg Milk Punch

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2015/12/23

It's Christmastime! Sky has us go from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to robotic arm. Along the way Kyle discovers the history of coloring books and robots while Tim delves into the secrets of Cyberdyne and Biker Mice from Mars.Photos we talk about:49:15 - The swank HAL (“Hybrid Assistive Limbs”) Cybernoid from Cyberdyne Inc

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Ep39: A Pretty Average Pancake

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2015/12/09

This week Tim has us go from modern flat Earth societies to taiko drum. Kyle introduces us to two strangely-named musicians, Tim explains the history of his favorite drum, and Sky...well, we aren't really sure what Sky does.Photos we talk about:38:35 - Francisco Tárrega 43:30 - Budgie of Siouxsie & the Banshees

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Ep38: Cute Animals and the Ways We Wear Them

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2015/11/25

Kyle has Tim and Sky go from bat (the animal) to hat (the clothing accessory). We learn about how foxes occur, give tips on skipping the winter months through human hibernation, and make fun of baseball.Photos we talk about:20:20 - Bat-eared fox in the Etosha National Park1:08:30 - Owl mascot being thrown a ball outside his strike zone1:09:00 - Surly bear mascot1:10:00 - Surly bear mascot with legs

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Ep37: The Cry of the Camel Leopard

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2015/11/06

This week Sky has us go from Ansel Adams to Charlie Chaplin. Kyle quizzes us on weird Western genres and gets distracted by camel leopards while Tim discovers disgusting photos that were included on the Voyager golden record.We also open a care package sent by friend of the show, Dr. Blots! Apologies for the length of this episode, but it's worth it!Photos we talk about:57:50 - Photo of people eating and drinking that was included on the Voyager Golden Record

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