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Mid-Week Mini: Honey Lasts Forever

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2026/10/07

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how honey lasts forever.Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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58:00

The Dublin Whiskey Fire: Why 13 People Died - REWIND

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2026/10/05

This week, as we near our 300th episode, we're rewinding back to our 100th episode. Originally released August 1st, 2022.For our 100th episode, we're talking about the awful fire that happened in Dublin, Ireland in 1875. It resulted in 13 people dying, but none of them from the fire! Every person reportedly died from alcohol poisoning! In this episode, we talk about the fire and then play a special version of the quick quiz with Comedian Dan Wilbur! Review this podcast at

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2:55

Mid-Week Mini: Weird Switzerland Guinea Pig Law

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2026/09/30

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how it's illegal to only own one guinea pig in Switzerland. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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49:25

Endless Dance: The 1518 Plague

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2026/09/28

In the summer of 1518, one woman walked into a street in Strasbourg and started dancing. Days later, dozens of people were doing the same thing. Within weeks, chronicles claimed the number had reached into the hundreds, and city officials responded with doctors, professional musicians, a ban on dancing and eventually a pilgrimage to a mountain shrine. This week, we look at what we actually know about the Dancing Plague of 1518, why the famous death toll may not be as solid as you've heard, and the

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2:54

Mid-Week Mini: Butterflies Taste with their Feet

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2026/09/23

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how butterflies taste with their feet.Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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53:37

Project Azorian: Stealing a Soviet Sub

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2026/09/21

In 1968, a Soviet ballistic-missile submarine disappeared somewhere in the Pacific. The Soviets couldn't find it, but the United States did - and what happened next involved Howard Hughes, a fake deep-sea mining company, a gigantic mechanical claw and a ship secretly designed around one nearly impossible mission. This week, we dive into Project AZORIAN, the CIA operation that attempted to steal K-129 from three miles beneath the Pacific Ocean without the Soviet Union realizing what was happening

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3:09

Mid-Week Mini: The Ampersand

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2026/09/02

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about the origin of the ampersand and how it used to be recited at the end of the alphabet!Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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57:20

Against Odds: Hopkins Finds Petrovka

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2026/08/31

Anthony Hopkins needed a copy of The Girl from Petrovka to prepare for a movie role, but none of the major London bookstores he tried had one. Then, while waiting for a train at Leicester Square Underground station, he spotted the exact novel sitting abandoned on a seat. Months earlier, author George Feifer had lost one very particular copy of that book somewhere else in London, and when the two men finally compared notes, an already improbable coincidence became almost impossible. We tell the full

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3:08

Mid-Week Mini: The Tiffany Problem

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2026/08/26

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about The Tiffany ProblemDid you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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57:28

Crossword Spy: D-Day's Strange Leak

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2026/08/24

Weeks before D-Day, readers of the Daily Telegraph began encountering some unusual answers in the newspaper's crossword puzzle - Utah, Omaha, Overlord, Mulberry and Neptune. British intelligence noticed too. The man constructing the puzzles was investigated, the invasion went ahead, and the whole thing was dismissed as an extraordinary coincidence. Forty years later, one of his former students finally explained where the words had really come from. We tell the story here, then talk with owner of

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2:26

Mid-Week Mini: Why Chicken is Called Chicken?

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2026/08/19

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about why chicken is called chicken when other meats have fancy names.Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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25:00

Who was John Doe? A History of the Generic Name - REWIND

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2026/08/17

We're all familiar with the use of "John Doe" or "Jane Doe" as a placeholder name or when an identity is unknown. But where did the name come from? This week, we do a deep dive into the history of John Doe and find out who he really was - then do a quick quiz with podcaster Wize Otero! Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent For special discounts and links to our

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2:27

Mid-Week Mini: Hitler’s Nephew, The American Sailor

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2026/08/12

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how Hitler's nephew served in the United States Navy.Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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49:23

America’s Most Dangerous Grave: Arlington’s Hidden...

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2026/08/10

A simple white headstone in Arlington National Cemetery hides one of the most remarkable stories in American history. This week, Michael Kent traces the life of Army Specialist Richard Leroy McKinley, the tragic SL-1 nuclear reactor accident, and the extraordinary engineering that created the only radioactive grave in Arlington. What began as a routine maintenance procedure became a turning point in nuclear safety and left behind a burial unlike any other in the United States. Then we play the

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2:36

Mid-Week Mini: Shakespeare Invented “Eyeball”

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2026/08/05

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how Shakespeare invented "Eyeball."Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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63:17

Fake History: Gun Advocates’ Favorite Quote

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2026/08/03

Did a Japanese admiral really say America could never be invaded because there would be "a rifle behind every blade of grass?" It's one of the most repeated quotes in American history, cited in speeches, books, and debates for decades. This week, Michael Kent follows the trail back through wartime records, biographies, and historical research to discover where the quote actually came from, why historians reject it, and how one sentence became more famous than the evidence behind it. Then we play the

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3:46

Mid-Week Mini: The Moon Hoax

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2026/07/29

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about a strange newspaper hoax involving the moon.Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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39:24

Why Sammy Davis Jr. Left the Church of Satan - REWIND

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2026/07/27

Originally released May 2nd, 2022. Was Sammy Davis Jr. a member of the Church of Satan? It's widely known that he converted to Judaism after the auto accident that took his eye, but this week, a listener sent us an article about Sammy Davis Jr. the Satanist. In this episode, we talk about the life of this multi-faceted entertainer and the claim in question. Then we chat with Comedian and Producer of CBus Comedy, Lisa Berry! Review this podcast at

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3:53

Mid-Week Mini: The Great Monopoly Escape

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2026/07/22

In this week's Mid-Week Mini Episode, we talk about how the board game Monopoly helped the Allies' WWII war effort. Did you know The Internet Says It's True is now a book? Get it here: https://amzn.to/4miqLNy Review this podcast at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-says-it-s-true/id1530853589 Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent

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48:57

Pepsi Contest: The Impossible Prize

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2026/07/20

A college student saw a Pepsi commercial, did the math, and tried to claim a United States Marine Corps Harrier jump jet. What followed became one of the most famous advertising lawsuits in American history and inspired the hit Netflix documentary Pepsi, Where's My Jet? This week, Michael Kent explores the true story behind the Pepsi Points promotion, the courtroom battle that followed, and why one joke commercial is still taught in law schools today. Then we play the Yap Yap Quiz with host of Scam

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