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Things I Learned Last Night
You know when you can’t sleep at night so you Google everything about deep sea diving? Things I Learned Last Night (TILLN) is that, but in a podcast. Check us out on Spotify, Apple, or wherever else you get your podcasts
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MacKenzie-Childs | She Paid $5.5 Million to Erase Them Completely
What happens when massive talent meets an absolute business nightmare? Discover the wild story behind the iconic MacKenzie-Childs brand.
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The Luddites | 200 Years Ago, Workers Watched Machines Take Their Jobs.
Discover the true story behind the Luddites, the 19th-century workers who rebelled against industrialization to save their livelihoods. Were they just...
Robert Chesebrough | The Nasty Goo Made Him Rich
Ever wondered how Vaseline, a byproduct of oil drilling, became a global household name? Discover the wild, true origin of petroleum jelly today.
Bricks & Minifigs | YouTuber Gets DESTROYED In $200k Lawsuit
Ever wonder how a simple Lego consignment spiraled into a viral legal nightmare? Dive into the wild saga of Bricks & Minifigs and the fight for a fort...
Samuel Morse | The Most Famous Inventor You Know Nothing About
Ever wondered how Morse code was really invented? Explore the complicated history and surprising legacy of Samuel Morse beyond just the telegraph.
Howard Hughes | The Man Who Bought Vegas
What would you do with unlimited money, your own private air force, and absolutely nobody to tell you "no"? If you're Howard Hughes, you crash planes...
The Business Plot | Wall Street Tried to Overthrow the Government
What would you do if Wall Street's richest men showed up at your door with a briefcase full of cash and a plan to overthrow the United States governme...
Crackas With Attitude | These Guys Hacked the CIA
Two teenagers managed to pull off the ultimate cybercrime: hacking the CIA, FBI, and NSA using nothing but clever social engineering. Discover the wil...
Gunther VI | The Scam Behind the World's Richest Dog
Meet Gunther, the world's wealthiest dog, worth $400 million. But is this German Shepherd a financial genius, or is the entire story a massive tax-eva...
American Heartland | God Told Me to Build a Theme Park
Discover the shocking true story behind the American Heartland theme park scam that bilked millions from an unsuspecting billionaire. This tale of gre...
Limitarianism | Is It Wrong to Be Filthy Rich?
Is there a moral limit to how much wealth one person should accumulate? We dive into the controversial concept of limitarianism.
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Paul Dirac | What if Antimatter Was Cheap
Ever wondered if an 'anti-world' really exists? Discover the mind-bending reality of antimatter and how it could hold the key to our planet's future.<...
Iodine | Can Salt Make You Smart?
Are you accidentally hindering your brain health? Discover why iodine deficiency is a silent epidemic and how your simple salt choice affects IQ.
Bad Grandpas | These Old Men Robbed a Bank
Ever wondered how a group of pensioners pulled off one of history's most audacious crimes? Discover the insane true story of the Hatton Garden heist.<...
Roswell | The Declassified Truth Behind the Crashed UFO
Was the infamous Roswell incident truly humanity's first contact with aliens, or is there a much more grounded explanation? Dive into the mystery behi...
Alfred Nobel | The Explosive Truth of the Nobel Peace Prize
Ever wondered why the inventor of dynamite created the Nobel Peace Prize? Discover the shocking history of Alfred Nobel and his quest for a better leg...
The Panama Papers | How 11.5 Million Documents Ended a President
Ever wonder how the ultra-wealthy hide billions in offshore accounts? We're diving into the Panama Papers leak to uncover the truth behind shell compa...
APRIL FOOLS SPECIAL
Is modern corporate greed preventing you from fixing your own electronics? Discover the hidden truth behind the 'Right to Repair' movement.
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Spruce Pine | How One Mineral From NC Protects Taiwan
Ever notice how one small town in North Carolina controls the global tech market? Discover how a hidden deposit of ultra-pure quartz runs everything.<...
Snake Oil | The Wild West's Biggest Scam
Dive into the fascinating history of America's most famous 'snake oil salesman,' Clark Stanley. In this episode, we unpack the story of the 'Rattlesna...
Moltbook | An AI Built Its Own Social Media
What happens when AI bots create their own secret social network? We dive into the wild story of Moltbook and Clawbot, uncovering the truth behind thi...
Urantia | Sleep-Talking Cult Leader: The Urantia Book & Celestial Seasonings Tea
Ever wonder about the story behind your favorite Sleepy Time tea? Discover the shocking connection between Celestial Seasonings and a 2,000-page book...
The Death Harvest | How 19 Deaths Saved Football
In 1905, Football faced its darkest season. That year became known as The Death Harvest because players were dying at an alarming rate. The game was b...
Was Tom DeLonge Right About Aliens?
Most people know Tom DeLonge as the guitarist and singer from Blink-182. He helped define pop-punk in the late 1990s and early 2000s. But over time, h...
Why Watergate Changed America Forever
Watergate is one of the most important political scandals in American history. It reshaped how Americans view power, elections, and trust in governmen...
This Invention Made Billions, but He Only Got Paid $180? | Blue Light
Blue Light is everywhere today. It shines from our phones, TVs, laptops, streetlights, and homes. Most people never stop to wonder where it came from...
3I/ATLAS | It's Official the Aliens Are Coming
For decades, scientists believed space was mostly predictable. Objects followed known paths. Light behaved in expected ways. Then discoveries like 3I/...
Project X Haren | The Real Story Behind 'Project X' Movie
In 2012, a teenage girl in the Netherlands planned a simple birthday celebration. She wanted friends, music, and a normal night at home. One mistake o...
Stuxnet | How the US Started Cyber War
In 2010, cybersecurity experts uncovered a computer virus unlike anything seen before. This malware did not target personal computers or steal private...
Secret Mall Apartment | They Hid in the Mall for Four Years
In the late 1990s, a strange housing experiment unfolded in Rhode Island. It was not advertised or permitted. It existed quietly inside a busy shoppin...
Our Funniest Moments From 2025
This episode is a full look back at one of the wildest years in the history of the show. Tim and Jaron revisit their favorite moments, hardest laughs,...
Kevin McCallister | How this Kid Saved Christmas
The podcast tells the story of Kevin McCallister, a young boy who gets accidentally left behind when his family goes on a Christmas trip to France. Wh...
The Matsukawa Derailment | How the CIA Rigged Japan's Democracy
In the early morning hours of August 17, 1949, a passenger train derailed near the town of Matsukawa in northern Japan. At first, the crash appeared t...
Unknown Number | Cyberbullying Gone WAY too Far
Strange messages can shake even the strongest people. That is what happened in a small Michigan town when an Unknown Number began sending cruel texts...
Apollo 13 | This Is the Problem Houston Had
The Apollo 13 mission began as a routine trip to the moon. At first, many people barely paid attention. NASA had already reached the moon twice by the...
Sarma Melngailis | He Told Her He'd Make Her Dog Immortal
The story of Sarma Melngailis is one of ambition, success, and a shocking scam that pulled her entire world apart. It begins with a bold dream in New...
Bat Bombs | The Atom Bomb Saved Thousands of Bats
The bat bomb was one of the most unusual ideas to emerge from the World War II era. It mixed wildlife, explosive science, and creative military strate...
How XI Jinping Took Control of China
For decades, China has stood as one of the most powerful nations on earth. At the center of that rise stands one man, Xi Jinping. His story isn’t just...
Lydia Fairchild | This Mom's DNA Didn't Match Her Kids
When Lydia Fairchild applied for child support in 2002, she thought it was a routine process. She was a young mother of two, pregnant with her third c...
The Roofman | Lived in Toys R Us for a Year
In the late 1990s, a man named Jeffrey Allen Manchester earned a strange nickname: the Roofman. His crime spree would go down as one of the most unusu...