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Forever Ago

Brains On Universe

Brains On Universe presents Forever Ago®, a history show for the whole family! Every episode looks into the surprising and fascinating history of things we think are ordinary, but they’re not -- like ice cream flavors, video games, baths…

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How pizza took over the world 2026-09-02 · 29m
How did air travel first take off? 2026-08-26 · 30m
Toy Time! What’s the history behind yo-yos, hula hoops and slime? 2026-08-19 · 31m
Sneak peek: Hoax Hunters explain the Pokemon Shock 2026-08-14 · 7m
Day in the Life: Ancient Rome 2026-08-12 · 36m
Who invented Pokémon? 2026-08-05 · 32m
Forever Ago Season 9 starts August 5th! 2026-07-31 · 3m
How did soccer start? 2026-05-13 · 27m
Bird poop facials and toilet masks: Skin care of the past 2026-05-06 · 27m
Why did it take so long for the U.S. to pick its national anthem? 2026-04-29 · 31m
From Skibidi to Slay: The stories behind slang 2026-04-22 · 32m
The Titanic was called unsinkable, so why did it sink? 2026-04-15 · 30m
Day Light Saving: The surprising story behind why we change our clocks 2026-04-08 · 28m
From sickness to sweetness: the story of Candy Land 2026-04-01 · 25m
How diamonds became the symbol of love 2026-03-25 · 26m
Why are they called Teddy Bears? 2026-03-18 · 25m
First Things First Spectacular 2026-03-11 · 38m
Forever Ago Season 8 is coming!!! 2026-03-04 · 1m
Forever Ago is coming back and we want your help 2025-12-04 · 1m
We’re back! Brains On Universe has a new headquarters 2025-10-08 · 8m
A big update about Forever Ago and the Brains On Universe 2025-06-11 · 4m
Where did school uniforms come from? 2025-06-10 · 35m
Josephine Baker: Diva and WWII spy! 2025-06-04 · 34m
Play ball! The first team sport 2025-05-28 · 31m
Smarty Pass Bonus: First Things For Shizzle 2025-05-26 · 3m
How did the Girl Scouts get started? 2025-05-21 · 34m
Where does maple syrup come from? 2025-05-14 · 28m
Forever Ago is on Spring Break this week! Enjoy this saucy showdown from our friends at Smash Boom Best! 2025-05-07 · 34m
OOO, AHHHH! The history of fireworks 2025-04-30 · 28m
How teens invented the Native Youth Olympics 2025-04-23 · 32m
The birth of Bollywood movies 2025-04-16 · 30m
The history and mystery of mayonnaise 2025-04-08 · 33m
No Fooling! Forever Ago is back April 9th! 2025-04-01 · 28m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Sesame Street So and So’s 2025-01-27 · 2m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: A whale of a game show 2024-12-24 · 1m
Songs of the Humpback Whale: How one record helped save the whales 2024-12-18 · 30m
Hip-Hop History: How teenagers invented rap music 2024-12-11 · 28m
Jobs that don’t exist anymore 2024-12-04 · 30m
How Sesame Street tried to change the world 2024-11-27 · 31m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Black Friday Special 2024-11-25 · 2m
What’s the history of Black Friday? 2024-11-20 · 35m
Who were the gladiators? 2024-11-13 · 28m
The Ten News: Election Day Kid Takeover 2024-11-05 · 12m
Gotcha! The history of April Fool’s Day 2024-10-30 · 29m
Smarty Pass Presents: Truth or Truth 2024-10-28 · 10m
Who was the first Black woman to run for president? 2024-10-23 · 31m
Why do we carve pumpkins on Halloween? 2024-10-16 · 28m
How did we send messages before cell phones? 2024-10-09 · 30m
Join us for the first-ever Forever Ago live show! 2024-09-20 · 2m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Ragin’ road trip 2024-08-19 · 2m
Banjos Pt. 2: Bluegrass, Beyoncé and Beyond 2024-07-24 · 27m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Olympic History 2024-07-22 · 2m
Banjos Pt. 1: From Gourds to Grammys 2024-07-17 · 26m
The flower hunters: how tropical orchids fueled a craze 2024-07-10 · 29m
Don't steal my thunder! The history of idioms 2024-07-02 · 27m
Who invented wheelchair basketball? 2024-06-26 · 30m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Movie Forever Ago 2024-06-24 · 2m
Smash Boom Best: Bubble Gum Vs. Gummy Bears 2024-06-19 · 36m
Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? 2024-06-12 · 33m
Hole in One: History of the bagel 2024-06-05 · 35m
Terrific Toilets: how humans solved the potty problem 2024-05-29 · 31m
How guide dogs came to lead the way 2024-05-22 · 31m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Rock, Paper Scissors 2024-05-20 · 3m
Where did the Fortune Cookie come from? 2024-05-15 · 27m
Forever Ago is Back May 15! 2024-05-07 · 2m
Smarty Pass Sneak Peek: Instrumental Enigma 2024-04-22 · 2m
Whatchamicallit: A Smarty Pass Sneak Peek 2024-03-18 · 2m
Heartwords: A Smarty Pass Sneak Peek 2024-02-19 · 3m
Want more Forever Ago fun? Join Smarty Pass today! 2024-02-13 · 2m
SnowZone Bowl: A Smarty Pass sneak peek 2024-01-22 · 2m
Chew on this! The surprising history of gum 2023-12-27 · 26m
How the synthesizer changed music forever 2023-12-20 · 29m
Check it Out! The History of Children's Libraries 2023-12-13 · 31m
Operation ozone: how the world patched up the hole in the sky 2023-12-06 · 29m
Babies on the Boardwalk: History of the NICU 2023-11-29 · 35m
Who was the first woman to win an olympic medal? 2023-11-22 · 29m
Gobble Gobble! What’s the real history of Thanksgiving? 2023-11-15 · 30m
Are you hungry? Check out the Snacktacular Road Trip! 2023-11-13 · 3m
Superman: An immigrant's story 2023-11-08 · 36m
Forever Ago is back November 8th! 2023-10-25 · 2m
NEW SHOW ALERT!!! What's that smell? 2023-10-07 · 3m
Come out to the Big Dig! 2023-09-08 · 3m
Happy Birthday to You: The story of the world's most popular song 2023-07-05 · 31m
It’s Electric! The history of electric cars 2023-06-28 · 34m
TGIF: Where did the weekend come from? 2023-06-21 · 39m
Yee-Haw! The hidden history of Black cowboys 2023-06-14 · 34m
Flying colors: The story of the rainbow Pride flag 2023-06-07 · 31m
See Joy Dolo at Smash Boom Best LIVE! 2023-06-06 · 2m
Forever Ago History Sound Extravaganza! 2023-06-05 · 3m
How a freezing summer gave us Frankenstein, bicycles and more 2023-05-31 · 35m
ZAP! The history of the microwave 2023-05-24 · 31m
Way to Play: How Playgrounds Grew Up 2023-05-17 · 39m
Forever Ago is Back May 17! 2023-05-04 · 2m
Million Bazillion: Why do some people get paid more than others? 2023-04-24 · 31m
Do scientists have superpowers? 2023-02-13 · 36m
Love is in the hair! A history of cornrow braids 2022-11-23 · 38m
Rocket women: How a secret program paved the way for female astronauts 2022-11-16 · 38m
How pens rewrote history 2022-11-09 · 33m
Tomb raiders: How Egypt’s treasures ended up all over the world 2022-11-02 · 37m
Introducing Smarty Pass: Your ticket to the Brains On! Universe 2022-10-31 · 5m
The lawn con: A history of grass 2022-10-26 · 37m
Guitar stars: Strumming through the ages 2022-10-19 · 30m
The Bone Wars: A dino discovery duel! 2022-10-12 · 35m
Keeping it chill with air conditioning 2022-10-05 · 34m
What do grown ups-do with all their money? 2022-09-28 · 26m
Pirates: More than peg legs and parrots 2022-07-20 · 34m
Who was the first lifeguard? 2022-07-13 · 35m
The Joy of Swimming 2022-07-06 · 33m
When baths met soap 2022-06-29 · 28m
Mac and Cheese: From 'What's in these?' to 'Yes, please!' 2022-06-22 · 34m
The rise and fall of fancy men 2022-06-15 · 30m
Rubik’s Cube: The twists and turns of fads 2022-06-08 · 32m
Ice cream flavors: From whale poo to vanilla 2022-06-01 · 30m
Forever Ago is back June 1! 2022-05-18 · 2m
Shoes: How French Royalty Became the Fashion Police 2018-12-27 · 32m
Umbrellas: The Magic Invention of the Sculptress 2018-12-20 · 34m
Emojis: The :-) That Changed Everything 2018-12-13 · 30m
Clocks: A Brief History of Telling Time 2018-12-06 · 33m
Sandwiches: A Hillel By Any Other Name 2018-11-29 · 39m
Skateboards: When Roller Skates Met Surfboards 2018-11-22 · 32m
Cameras: From Pinholes to Perfect Selfies 2018-11-15 · 34m
Video Games: A Tale of Two Pongs 2018-11-08 · 34m
Season One: The Trailer 2018-10-24 · 2m
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