Season 1
Oct. 29, 2025
Time travel claims and urban legends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel_claims_and_urban_legends Multiple accounts of people who allegedly travelled through time have been reported by the press or circulated online. These reports have turned out to be eit...
Oct. 22, 2025
QAnon Shaman vs. USA et al
https://azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/qanon-shaman-files-40-trillion-lawsuit-against-trump-with-plan-to-revolutionize-america/article_5f4ad841-60ef-4060-9ff3-7f33d7ee4f0d.html
Oct. 15, 2025
Bike Batman
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/biking/real-life-superhero-who-beats-cops-bike-thieves/
Oct. 8, 2025
Broadcast signal intrusion
A broadcast signal intrusion is the hijacking of broadcast signals of radio , television stations , cable television broadcast feeds or satellite signals without permission or licence . Hijacking incidents have involved local...
Oct. 1, 2025
"Rube" Waddell
George Edward "Rube" Waddell (October 13, 1876 – April 1, 1914) was an American in (MLB). A , he played for 13 years, with the , , and in the , as well as the and in the . Born in , and raised in Prospect, Pennsylvania, Waddell was elected to...
Sept. 24, 2025
History's Most Expensive Party
The 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, officially known as the 2,500-year celebration of the Empire of Iran (: جشنهای ۲۵۰۰ ساله شاهنشاهی ایران, : Jašn-hây-e 2500 sale’ šâhanšâhi Irân), was hosted...
Sept. 17, 2025
ChatGPT convinced a guy that he's a superhero
Over 21 days of talking with ChatGPT, an otherwise perfectly sane man became convinced that he was a real-life superhero. We analyzed the conversation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/technology/ai-chatbots-delusions-chatg...
Sept. 10, 2025
Victorian Mummy Mania and Sundry Weirdness
Mummia, mumia, or originally mummy referred to several different preparations in the , from "mineral " to "powdered human ". It originated from mūmiyā "a type of resinous found in and used curatively" in , which was translated as pissasphaltus...
Sept. 3, 2025
The Vasa
Vasa (previously Wasa) (Swedish pronunciation: ) is a Swedish built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fell into...
Aug. 27, 2025
Exxon Valdez
The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major that occurred in 's on March 24, 1989. The spill occurred when , an oil owned by , bound for , California, struck 's , 6 mi (9.7 km) west of at 12:04 a.m. The tanker more than 10 million...
Aug. 20, 2025
How I Survived a Wedding in a Jungle That Tried to Eat Me Alive
https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/essays/jungle-wedding/
July 30, 2025
Defenestration
Defenestration (from de fenestrā) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a . The term was coined around the time of an in in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the . This was done in "good Bohemian style", referring to...
June 11, 2025
The Barkley Marathons - The Immortal Horizon
The Barkley Marathons is an held each year in in , United States. Described as "The Race That Eats Its Young", it is known for its extreme difficulty, purposefully difficult application process, and...