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Back to SearchThe Disappearance of Michael Rockefeller
Episode 1145
In 1961, Michael Rockefeller, an heir to one of the greatest fortunes in the world, disappeared on an art-collecting trip off the coast of the island…
2 years, 6 months ago
Happy Birthday to You (Encore)
Episode 1144
If there is one song almost everyone knows it is Happy Birthday to You (yes, that is the actual title of the song, even though everyone just calls it…
2 years, 6 months ago
Oxygen
Episode 1143
All around you, in the air and the ground, is the most common element on Earth: Oxygen.
As you are certainly well aware, Oxygen is required for life o…
2 years, 6 months ago
The History of Tattoos
Episode 1142
We are all familiar with tattoos. All of you have at least seen someone with one, most of you know someone with one, and many of you have at least on…
2 years, 6 months ago
The.Dry Valleys of Antarctica
Episode 1141
Many places on Earth have extreme climates. However, there is one place on Earth that has a climate so extreme that it is the closest thing to it mig…
2 years, 6 months ago
Otto Rahn: The Real-Life Indiana Jones Villain (Encore)
Episode 1140
In the Indiana Jones movies, Indiana is usually searching for a rare artifact with mystical powers while some other nefarious archeologist, usually a…
2 years, 6 months ago
Gladiators
Episode 1139
You’ve probably seen a movie or a TV show that took place in ancient Rome where gladiators fought in the coliseum or an amphitheater. At the end of t…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Silk Road
Episode 1135
Despite having very different cultures and being separated by thousands of kilometers, Asia and Europe have been connected for thousands of years.
Th…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Queen of Sheba (Encore)
Episode 1137
All three of the holy books from great monotheistic faiths share a similar story about a Queen from a land in the south who traveled to Jerusalem to …
2 years, 7 months ago
Antimatter
Episode 1136
It is the most expensive substance in the world by a wide margin.
When it was first proposed, it was actually done as a joke. However, decades later, …
2 years, 7 months ago