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Gombe Chimp War
Season 1 Episode 143
From 1974 through 1978, on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, in Tanzania, two small tribes engaged in ambush, beatings, murder, and cannibalism. By the …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Moina Michael: the Poppy Lady
Season 1 Episode 142
In November of 1918, American educator Moina Michael was inspired by the battlefront-theme poem "In Flanders Fields" by Canadian John McCrae. The lin…
7 months ago
The Pepsi Navy
Season 1 Episode 141
In 1989, the Soviet Union, under President Mikhail Gorbachev, wanted to ensure the soft drink Pepsi kept flowing to the empire. Unfortunately, the US…
7 months ago
The Near Extinction of the Bison
Season 1 Episode 140
When Europeans first came to North America, it is estimated that anywhere from 30-60 million bison roamed throughout he continent. And the great beas…
7 months ago
The Battle of Fishguard: The Last Invasion of Britain
Season 1 Episode 139
In February of 1797, 1400 French troops landed in Pembrokeshire, Wales, as part of the War of the First Coalition. What was meant to stir up rebellio…
7 months ago
The Cardiff Giant: Archeology's Greatest Hoax
Season 1 Episode 138
In 1869, workers digging a well at a farm in Cardiff, New York, uncovered what appeared to be the body of an ancient, 10-foot-tall petrified man. The…
7 months ago
St. Albans Raid - The Civil War's Northern Most Battle
Season 1 Episode 137
In October of 1864, the northernmost land battle of the American Civil War took place. Not in Pennsylvania, or New York, but in Vermont, just 18 mile…
7 months, 1 week ago
Devils Tower
Season 1 Episode 136
In Northwest Wyoming a vertical stone tower sprouts up a thousand feet out of the landscape. The site is so unique and so stunning - it is held as sa…
7 months, 1 week ago
The 335 Year War
Season 1 Episode 135
For 335 years the Netherlands - maybe - fought a long, protracted war against the Isles of Scilly, in the English Channel. It would drag on and on, c…
7 months, 1 week ago
The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters
Season 1 Episode 134
At the age of 18, Peter I of Russia - aka - Peter the Great - formed a social club to celebrate the fun things in life - especially drinking. This gr…
7 months, 1 week ago