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Gombe Chimp War
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 …

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Moina Michael: the Poppy Lady
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…

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The Pepsi Navy
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…

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The Near Extinction of the Bison
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…

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The Battle of Fishguard: The Last Invasion of Britain
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…

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The Cardiff Giant: Archeology's Greatest Hoax
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…

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St. Albans Raid - The Civil War's Northern Most Battle
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…

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Devils Tower
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…

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The 335 Year War
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…

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The All-Joking, All-Drunken Synod of Fools and Jesters
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…

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