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The Elephant and The Donkey
Episode 991
Rerun: Why are the Republican Party represented by an elephant, and the Democrats (unofficially) by a donkey? The answer lies in the work of revered …
1 year, 8 months ago
Catherine The Dead
Episode 990
Catherine the Great of Russia died on 6th November, 1796 - but, contrary to rumours which still persist to this day, the event did not involve an int…
1 year, 8 months ago
The Men Who Stole Monopoly
Episode 988
Arion, Rebecca and Olly unearth the origins of iconic board-game Monopoly, marketed across the United States by Parker Brothers on 5th November, 1935…
1 year, 9 months ago
America's First Catwalk
Episode 988
The Fashion Fête, a three-day event at the Ritz Carlton in New York, began on 4th November, 1914, offering New Yorkers their first glimpse of what we…
1 year, 9 months ago
We ♥ Emoji
Episode 986
Rerun: The first ever emoji set, including the earliest incarnations of 🍷, ❤️, and 💩, was released in Japan on 1st November, 1997. But the only users…
1 year, 9 months ago
Casanova's Prison Escape
Episode 985
Rerun: One of Giacomo Casanova's most famous deeds was his daring midnight, cross-rooftop escape from the dreaded “The Leads” prison in Venice on the…
1 year, 9 months ago
The 'War of the Worlds' Panic
Episode 984
Martians invaded New Jersey on CBS Radio on 30th October, 1938, when Orson Welles' War of the Worlds delighted and confused a generation of Americans…
1 year, 9 months ago
Stealing The Star Of India
Episode 983
The ‘jewel heist of the Century’ occurred at the American Museum of Natural History, New York on 29th October, 1964.
Florida surfer ‘Murph the Surf’ …
1 year, 9 months ago
Meet Lemuel Gulliver
Episode 982
Jonathan Swift’s enduring satire Gulliver’s Travels was first published on October 28, 1726 - though the true identity of the book’s author was conce…
1 year, 9 months ago
How To Bribe A Senator
Episode 980
Rerun: The ‘Teapot Dome scandal’ reached its climax when Senator Albert Fall was found guilty of bribery, fined $100,000 and sent to jail on 25th Oct…
1 year, 9 months ago