Interesting Things with JC

Interesting Things with JC #1328: "The Year Hitler, Stalin, Trotsky, and Freud Were Neighbors" – Vienna, 1913: four men, two miles apart. Before the war. Before the world changed.

Interesting Things with JC #1327: "The Impossible Coin Flip" – You’re blindfolded, facing 100 coins. Ten are heads-up. Your task? Split them into two piles with equal heads...without knowing which is which. A puzzle that tests logic, not luck.

Interesting Things with JC #1326: "Patent No. 5,255,452: Michael Jackson’s Secret to the Lean" – He leaned forward at 45 degrees in front of 40,000 people and didn’t fall. The trick wasn’t just in the shoes. It was in a patent, a plan, and a performer unlike any other.

Interesting Things with JC #1326: "Before the Crown - A Tribute to the Career of Michael Jackson" – Before he wore the glove, before he moonwalked Michael Jackson studied silence, precision, and control. The crown wasn’t claimed. It was earned.

Interesting Things with JC #1324: "A Simple Riddle 11" – What seems obvious at first glance might be a clever trap. In this eleventh riddle challenge, logic twists, and certainty falters. Can you see past the setup?

Interesting Things with JC #1323: "The Human Fingernail" – It's not just keratin. It's memory. Nails reveal illness, archive exposure, and timestamp trauma, layer by layer. It's one of the body's most honest records.

Interesting Things with JC #1322: "Chevy Corvette C2" – It wasn’t just a car, it was America’s muscular rebuttal to European speed. When the Sting Ray hit, the road culture roared.

Interesting Things with JC #1321: "Carroll O'Connor" – He wanted to write books. Instead, he became the most complicated man on television...and helped America argue with itself.

Interesting Things with JC #1320: "Why Do People Install Wall Plugs Upside Down?" – The outlet on your wall might be upside down, or exactly how it should be. From 1960s regulations to hospital safety tweaks, this small detail sparks a surprisingly charged debate.

Interesting Things with JC #1319: "The Vessel at Hudson Yards" – It opened to awe, then closed after tragedy. Now it’s back...partially. What does the Vessel say about how we build, and who gets protected?

Interesting Things with JC #1318: "Spring Water" - Before plastic, pipes, or purification, there was only the spring. From Paleolithic migrations to bottled luxury, this episode traces water’s oldest story rising untouched from the earth.

Interesting Things with JC #1317: "Do You Drink More Through a Straw?" – A simple straw changes everything. From soda cups to hospital beds, it silently drives us to drink more faster, sweeter, and without even noticing.

Interesting Things with JC #1316: "Cranberry Pills" – Before it became a wellness trend, cranberry extract was military medicine. In 1943, the U.S. Army turned to bog-grown berries as a field-tested infection fighter.

Interesting Things with JC #1315: "The Rongorongo Script" – When the last person who could read it died, an entire symbolic language was silenced. But the tablets still speak, if only we could understand them.

Interesting Things with JC #1314: "Could a Hidden Parasite Make You a Mosquito Target?" – You feel fine. No symptoms. But to a mosquito, you suddenly smell irresistible. Could a silent parasite be changing your scent, and turning you into the perfect host?

Interesting Things with JC #1313: "Brian Wilson" – He heard the world in one ear and imagined the rest. From Pet Sounds to silence, this is a life built on fragile brilliance and lasting sound.

Interesting Things with JC #1312: "Sly Stone" – He vanished from fame and lived in silence. Not because he was forgotten...but because he couldn’t bear being seen. A prophet of funk who chose exile over encore.

Interesting Things with JC #1311: "Not Broken, But Injured" – A girl gets detention. What doesn’t get recorded? The trauma behind her behavior. A landmark study rewired how we ask: not what's wrong...but what happened?

Interesting Things with JC #1310: "Can Your Eyes Predict How Long You’ll Live?" – They don’t just show how you feel, they may show how you’re aging. From limbal rings to iris clarity, your eyes might be telling more than you think.