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History of Legos
Season 2 Episode 17
One of the most iconic and influential toys ever is the simple Lego brick, with a history stretching back over a century. The Lego has captured the h…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
John F. Kennedy and PT-109
Season 2 Episode 16
On August 2, 1943, a patrol boat commanded by a young John F. Kennedy was rammed by a Japanese destroyer in the waters of the Solomon Islands. Despit…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
History of Zombies
Season 2 Episode 15
We celebrate today - Halloween - by diving into the history of the zombie. From Haitian voodoo folklore, to one of the cornerstones of horror movies,…
7 months ago
Gimli Glider
Season 2 Episode 14
On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 was in route from Montreal to Edmonton when the plane - astonishingly - ran out of fuel midway through the fl…
7 months ago
Eradication of the Screwworm Fly
Season 2 Episode 13
For decades the New World screwworm fly devastated agriculture across the southern United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. At le…
7 months ago
Establishment of Liberia
Season 2 Episode 12
In 1847, a group of former slaves from the Americas established the nation of Liberia on the west coast of Africa. Many people hailed the move as an …
7 months ago
Erfurt Latrine disaster
Season 2 Episode 11
On a summer day in 1184 a large group of nobles and clergy were gathered in Erfurt, modern day Germany, debating control over the city. The event was…
7 months ago
Oleg Gordievsky - MI6's most valuable Cold War Spy
Season 2 Episode 10
In 1983, the Kremlin became convinced NATO was preparing to strike first with nuclear weapons. However, British Intelligence had a man inside London’…
7 months, 1 week ago
St. Guinefort the Greyhound
Season 2 Episode 9
In the Middle Ages a cult emerged based up around a dog - a greyhound - named Guinefort. The dog had saved the life of a baby from poisonous snake - …
7 months, 1 week ago
Tarrare - the World's Hungriest Man
Season 2 Episode 8
Around 1772, in Lyon, France, a man who today is known only as Tarrare was born with an absolutely insatiable appetite. He would eat garbage, live ca…
7 months, 1 week ago