I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either!

The technology behind every color screen was perfected by a Black inventor who
never received the compensation or recognition his work deserved.

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One Black woman didn't plan to desegregate NASA—she simply went to work. Her
presence alone dismantled segregation inside one of America's most powerful
institutions.

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Before Brown v. Board of Education, a forgotten court case cracked segregation's
foundation. This episode restores a missing chapter of the civil rights timeline.

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A deadly 1912 accident led Garrett Morgan to invent the modern traffic light, quietly
saving millions of lives while history largely forgot his name.

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In the 1930s, early standardized tests claimed Black children scored lower because
they supposedly ate too many bananas. B Daht exposes how racist "science" was
baked into modern testing—and how those lies still shape education today.

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Before Black History Month, there was Negro History Week—launched 100 years ago
in 1926 as a strategic counterattack against erasure. B Daht reframes BHM not as a
"gift" but as a long game Carter G. Woodson designed 100 years ago... and it's still
working.

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Dry January has rules, structure, and accountability... which explains why so many people don't finish. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht shares who started it, and why January suddenly feels longer when you're sober.

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Why does the flu show up every winter like it's on a scheduled tour? On this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down where the flu comes from, why it started with animals, and why Winter gives it the perfect conditions to spread. Using 3 Useless Facts and a kid-friendly explanation, this episode makes flu season finally make sense -- without turning into a science class.

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While Christmas is often remembered as a time of joy and tradition, its history during American slavery was deliberately rewritten. This episode of IDKMYDE, our Host, B Daht, unpacks how Lost Cause propaganda used romanticized Christmas stories to sanitize slavery -- and what enslaved people actually endured during the holidays.

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Cats weren't always seen as bad luck, once upon a time they were treated like royalty. In this episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down how cats, especially black cats, went from sacred symbols in Ancient Egypt to "witches in disguise" during Europe's spooky era. You'll never look at a black cat the same again.

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Time Zones weren't created by the government -- they were forced on America by railroad companies tired of cities making up their own time. This episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down how one Canadian engineer and a bunch of fed-up train schedules shaped the clocks we still obey today!

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Africa and South America don't just LOOK like they fit, they really were boo'd up once upon a time! In this episode of I Didn't Know, Maybe You Didn't Either, B Daht uncovers how the whole planet used to be one big neighborhood, and why the breakup changed everything!

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When my daughter asked me why oil was such a big deal back in the day, I didn't have the answer -- so I went digging! What I found connects an 11-year-old Black girl's "worthless" land to the rise of modern America. This episode of IDKMYDE unpacks how curiosity, timing, and a little bit of oil turned one question into a story I couldn't believe I didn't already know!

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Everybody knows what Viagra does, but few know how it started. On this episode of I Didn't Know Maybe You Didn't Either uncovers the hilarious twist that turned a failed heart drug into a global phenomenon. Because sometimes, a mistake can become your biggest rise to fame.

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The hustle that changed how we move, might soon change who moves us. Millions built an income behind the wheel -- but the wheel might not need hands for long. On this Episode of IDKMYDE, B Daht breaks down a quiet shift that could leave a lot of folks parked for good.

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