Episodes
Oct. 9, 2024
Pied Piper and the Children's Crusade
The legend dates back to the . The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in multicoloured ("") clothing, who was a rat catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic . When the citizens refused to pay for this service as...
Oct. 2, 2024
Project 57
Project 57 was an open-air nuclear test conducted by the United States at the in 1957, following , and preceding . The test area, also known as Area 13, was a 10 miles (16 km) by 16 miles (26 km)...
Sept. 25, 2024
Sun Wukong the Monkey King
Sun Wukong (: 孫悟空, Mandarin pronunciation: ), also known as the Monkey King, is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16th-century Chinese novel . In the novel, Sun Wukong is a monkey born from...
Sept. 18, 2024
Hulk Hogan, the Love Sponge, and Peter Thiel
Bollea v. Gawker was a lawsuit filed in 2013 in the in , , delivering a verdict on March 18, 2016. In the suit, Terry Gene Bollea, known professionally as , sued , publisher of the website, and several Gawker employees and...
Sept. 11, 2024
Human Greetings and Congratulation Rituals
A handshake is a globally widespread, brief or in which two people grasp one of each other's hands, and in most cases, it is accompanied by a brief up-and-down movement of the grasped hands. Customs surrounding handshakes are...
Sept. 4, 2024
The Ice Bowl
The 1967 NFL Championship Game was the 35th , played on December 31 at in . Because of the adverse conditions in which the game was played, the rivalry between the two teams, and the game's dramatic climax, it has been...
Aug. 28, 2024
The Barefoot Bandit- Colton Harris Moore
Colton Harris Moore (born March 22, 1991) is an American former . He was charged with the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in property, including several small aircraft, boats, and multiple cars, all committed while still a teenager.
Aug. 21, 2024
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Louise Calment (French: ; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French and, with a documented lifespan of 122 years and 164 days, the whose age has been verified. Her attracted media attention and medical...
Aug. 14, 2024
JBS Haldane and the X-Craft
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane (; 5 November 1892 – 1 December 1964), nicknamed "Jack" or "JBS", was a British-Indian scientist who worked in , , , and . With innovative use of , he was one of the founders of . Despite his lack...
Aug. 7, 2024
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake ( and best known for in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall. He is also known for participating in the...
July 31, 2024
The Conch Rebellion
The Conch Republic () is a declared as a sarcastic of the city of , from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city. Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has been expanded to refer...
July 24, 2024
Anthony Comstock
Anthony Comstock (March 7, 1844 – September 21, 1915) was an American anti-vice activist, , and secretary of the (NYSSV), who was dedicated to upholding . He opposed literature, , , , , , and . The terms...
July 17, 2024
Assassination attempts on Fidel Castro
The United States' (CIA) made numerous unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Cuban leader . There were also attempts by , sometimes in cooperation with the CIA. The 1975 claimed eight proven CIA assassination attempts...
July 10, 2024
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs (February 24, 1955 – October 5, 2011) was an American businessman, inventor, and investor best known for co-founding the technology company Jobs was also the founder of and chairman and majority...
July 3, 2024
Bronze Age Collapse
The Late Bronze Age collapse was a time of widespread during the 12th century BC associated with , , and the . The collapse affected a large area of the ( and ) and the , in...
June 26, 2024
Spaceships That Weren't
Even before the launch of , there were various types of launch vehicle designs. The launch vehicle designs described below are either canceled or never left the drawing board.
June 19, 2024
Frank Bourassa - The Greatest Counterfeiter in the World
of the is widely attempted. According to the , an estimated $70 million in counterfeit bills are in circulation, or approximately 1 note in counterfeits for every 10,000 in genuine currency, with an upper bound of $200 million...
June 12, 2024
Unusual Deaths 4
This list of unusual deaths includes unique or extremely rare circumstances of recorded throughout history, noted as being unusual by multiple sources.
June 5, 2024
The Ark Encounter
Ark Encounter is a that opened in , United States, in 2016. The centerpiece of the park is a large representation of , based on the contained in the . It is 510 feet (155.4 m) long, 85 feet (25.9 m)...
May 29, 2024
First Expeditions to Mount Everest
Mount Everest is above , located in the sub-range of the . The runs across its . Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in) was most recently established in 2020 by the Chinese and...
May 22, 2024
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart ( ; born July 24, 1897; January 5, 1939) was an American . On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During...
May 15, 2024
Chicxulub Impact
The Chicxulub crater (: ) is an buried underneath the in Mexico. Its center is offshore, but the crater is named after the onshore community of . It was formed slightly over 66 when a large , about ten...
May 8, 2024
Troy Hurtubise and Project Grizzly
Troy James Hurtubise (November 23, 1963 – June 17, 2018) was a Canadian and , noted for self-testing his often bizarre creations. These inventions included various ray generators, firepaste (an heatproofing material), the Ursus...
