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The Demon Bear Who Terrorized Japan
During a snow storm in December of 1915, an incredibly intelligent Enzo brown bear launched a series of attacks on dozens of residents in a small Jap…
2 years, 2 months ago
Who Is The Better Father?
Jake and Dan compete in a historical parenting advice quiz to determine who would be the better father. Enjoy this FREE Softcore History Patreon prev…
2 years, 2 months ago
Christmas Is For Settling Scores
Takanakuy is an annual Christmas tradition where residents of Santo Tomás, Peru call out neighbors they believe have wronged them throughout the year…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Worst Botched Executions In History
Being executed for your crimes is never fun but throughout history, some executions have been much, MUCH worse than others. Specifically, the executi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Kissinger Kept You Safe (And Put Everyone Else In Danger)
Henry Kissinger was a pragmatic statesman above all else. Unfortunately, he was also German and, as such, his pragmatism took a lot of dark, destruct…
2 years, 2 months ago
Diary Of A 16th Century Executioner
Franz Schmidt was a seasoned civil servant killer who hung, decapitated, drowned, burned alive, and crippled criminals' spirits and bodies on the bre…
2 years, 3 months ago
Did Osama bin Laden Have A Point? (No.)
Osama bin Laden’s 2002 “Letter to the American People” recently went viral on TikTok because random Gen Z’ers thought the terrorist architect of 9/11…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Drug-Fueled Cults Christianity Stole From
Learn about the mystery cults that dominated the religious landscape right before Christianity took off in the Greco-Roman world. From fraternity-sty…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Order Of Assassins
For 200 years a radical group of stone cold killers high on opium and hash living in an eagle's nest fortress in Persia terrorized Muslim and Crusade…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Real Witches Shakespeare Ripped Off
There's nothing like the thrill of the hunt, and for King James of Scotland and England, his favorite prey was witches. This is the story of the Nort…
2 years, 4 months ago