6 Historical Words That Don't Mean What You Think

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🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Originally, Hedonists believed in moderation and Luddites were just looking to protect their job security. Learn about these and other words that've changed their meaning in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://people.howstuffworks.com/10-historical-words-that-dont-mean-what-you-think.htm

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0:35.2	So what happened to Chappaquiddick?
0:37.2	Well, it really depends on who you talk to.
0:39.2	There are many versions of what happened in 1969 when a young Ted Kennedy drove a car into a pond.
0:45.3	And left a woman behind to drown.
0:48.7	Chappaquitic is a story of a tragic death and how the Kennedy machine took control.
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