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Tales of courage and high endeavor! Or sometimes just white guys butting in where no one wanted them!
This one has it all: sibling rivalry, country club politics, adultery, duels, the Civil War, Spanish colonial policy, and three giant piles of bird poop.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Daring & Epic Journeys, Series 13
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In 1864 the Confederacy sent a privateer to destroy the whaling industry. It succeeded beyond their wildest dreams... but not until after the war was over.
Categories: Daring & Epic Journeys, History, Series 11
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Sometimes a journey of ten thousand miles starts with mailing yourself from San Francisco to Honolulu.
Categories: Biography, Daring & Epic Journeys, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, Least Popular, People & Places, Series 6
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Why, exactly, was there a statue of a Viking explorer in Philadelphia? And why isn't it there now?
Categories: Arts & Culture, Daring & Epic Journeys, Series 5
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We take an irreverent look at the geographic centers of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and North America!
Categories: Daring & Epic Journeys, Least Popular, People & Places, Series 4
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