Today in Nerd History
3 Seasons
Your guide to the weird and unknown in all things nerdy, from Marvel to Mario.
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5 Times Spider-Man Was Confusingly Retconned
Episode 1
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever an Ancient and Terrible Arachnid God Can...
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14:28Episode 2
5 Most Mind-Boggling Educational Games
Episode 2
Forget it, Gus, it's Cybertown.
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06:09Episode 3
5 Deadliest Schools in Anime
Episode 3
And you thought your high school was rough.
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How J. Jonah Jameson Became the Most Important Spider-Man Character
Episode 4
All that, plus he's got a cool mustache.
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10 Horror Movie Deaths that Are Accidentally Hilarious
Episode 5
Remember that time Jason punched a dude's head off?
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5 Incredible Mario Odyssey Ideas That Were Cut From the Game
Episode 6
Just give me a hundred new Mario costumes, I don't even care.
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How Marvel Zombies Gave us the Purest Version of Spider-Man
Episode 7
It took Spider-Man being undead to show us how he truly lives.
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5 Ways Marvel Fooled the Infinity War Audience
Episode 8
Thor is the god of always having the right number of eyes in trailers.
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08:38Episode 9
5 Darkest Harley Quinn Moments
Episode 9
Things get dark fast when you're trying to out-do the Joker.
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Is Mario REALLY an Actor? A Serious Investigation
Episode 10
Who knew that the Mario franchise contained such existential horror?
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07:19Episode 11
12 Brilliant Details in Home Alone
Episode 11
Though Kevin's orchestra of violence is the main event, don't miss these amazing tiny details.
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Why Evangelion's Horrible Ending is Actually Amazing
Episode 12
The show is not about what you think it is about.
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My Hero Academia Has Anime's Worst Character
Episode 13
Mineta is the worst anime character ever.
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Why Tobey Maguire Will Always be the Best Spider-Man
Episode 14
It's not because of his pizza delivery skills.
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5 Facts About the Joker Most People Don't Know
Episode 15
Jack Nicholson's Joker made a killing.
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The Secret Truth About Socks in Harry Potter
Episode 16
Can you follow the thread?
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7 Movie Mysteries that Were Only Revealed in Novelizations
Episode 17
Gizmo's origin story is actually pretty cute.
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Star Wars Continuity that Will Blow Your Mind
Episode 18
Finally, the truth about where Darth Sidious's second lightsaber came from.
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The History of Art and Controversy in Magic: the Gathering
Episode 19
From school bans to a twin switcheroo, the art of Magic: The Gathering has had its share of scandal.
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Why 2009 is the Most Important Year for Video Games
Episode 20
Ten years is the threshold for nostalgia.
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Everything "The Hobbit" Movies Get Wrong About Dwarves
Episode 21
It's all about the beards.
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5 Confounding Revelations from the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man Movies
Episode 22
In which we learn what Channing Tatum wants, and Tony does his best impression of Amy Pascal.
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8 Tiny Changes that Almost Ruined Your Favorite Movies
Episode 23
What did Crispin Glover ever do to anybody?
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The 4 Dark Stories Lurking in Magic the Gathering
Episode 24
Two words: skin witches.