The Yiddish word 'chutzpah' has come to mean that someone has a lot of nerve, but in a way you respect. Learn the word's history and usage in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/chutzpah.htm

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The Yiddish word 'chutzpah' has come to mean that someone has a lot of nerve, but in a way you respect. Learn the word's history and usage in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/chutzpah.htm Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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What Is 'Chutzpah'?

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Weasels have a bad reputation among bird farmers and have been cast as literal villains in books and cartoons, but they can actually help control vermin populations -- and ferrets can make great pets. Learn more about various types of weasels (including why they dance) in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/weasels.htm; https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/otherpets/ferrets.htm

Weasels have a bad reputation among bird farmers and have been cast as literal villains in books and cartoons, but they can actually help control vermin populations -- and ferrets can make great pets. Learn more about various types of weasels (including why they dance) in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: <a href="https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/weasels.htm">https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/weasels.htm</a>; <a href="https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/otherpets/ferrets.htm">https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/otherpets/ferrets.htm</a>

How Did Weasels Get a Bad Rap?

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In the midst of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte rode his hubris straight into an emperorship, but he was fated to fail. Learn how he came to power twice, why Waterloo was his downfall, and why he actually wasn't that short in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/napoleon.htm; https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/battle-waterloo.htm; https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/napoleon-short.htm

In the midst of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte rode his hubris straight into an emperorship, but he was fated to fail. Learn how he came to power twice, why Waterloo was his downfall, and why he actually wasn't that short in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/napoleon.htm">https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/napoleon.htm</a>; <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/battle-waterloo.htm">https://history.howstuffworks.com/european-history/battle-waterloo.htm</a>; <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/napoleon-short.htm">https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/napoleon-short.htm</a>

How Did Napoleon I, the Emperor of the French, Rise and Fall?

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Alchemists may have never turned lead into gold, but they did create the field of chemistry. Learn how the study of alchemy worked in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/alchemy-to-chemistry.htm

Alchemists may have never turned lead into gold, but they did create the field of chemistry. Learn how the study of alchemy worked in today's classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/alchemy-to-chemistry.htm

BrainStuff Classics: How Did Alchemy Create Chemistry?

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What Is 'Chutzpah'?

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