Episode
117: History of Personality Tests
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- 500 Open Tabs
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- May 13, 2026
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- 3031
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Summary
This week we learn how personality tests went from determining if you could handle PTSD in WW1 to whether or not you could be employed by a Fortune 500 company. A listener emails tells the story of that time Gary Larson had to explain a not so complicated Far Side comic to his fans. Episode Tabs: The First Personality Test Was Developed During World War I https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/first-personality-test-was-developed-during-world-war-i-180973192/ Listener Tabs: Odd This Day https://mulberryhall.medium.com/odd-this-day-177340319a6c Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs 500 Open Tabs Wiki: https://500-open-tabs.fandom.com/wiki/500_Open_Tabs_Wiki 500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7 Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .