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In October 1846, the world discovered surgical anesthesia. Four men would spend the next two decades fighting over which one of them deserved the credit.
Categories: History, Series 12, The Marvels of Science
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Rowena spent two decades building a career as a top fantasy artists... and then two of her paintings were found hanging in Saddam Hussein's "love nest."
Categories: Arts & Culture, Bonus Episodes
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Back in July, #42 sent us a some cool photos of the jackalope's wild and weird Bavarian cousin, the wolpertinger.
Categories: Supplement
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It's the break between Series 11 and 12, so you know what that means... another list of eight things we like!
Categories: Meta
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On the way home from Road Trip 2022, #7 and #13 took a detour to visit the monument to the USS Shenandoah disaster in Ava, OH.
Categories: History, Supplement
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The US Navy invested heavily in rigid airships... only to lose the majority of their fleet in tragic accidents. Learn why we can't have nice things.
Categories: History, Man's Amazing Inventions, Series 11
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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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...and for that matter, what the heck is marmalade? Have no fear, #7 has all the answers!
Categories: Arts & Culture, Series 11, Wild Card
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"I myself cannot explain it. I know only that I remember Lemuria! Remember it with the absolute conviction of a fanatic..."
Categories: Entertainment & Media, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Most Popular, Series 11
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George Jacob Schweinfurth was a charlatan who mocked religion, stole money, and despoiled women with his hypnotic powers. Then he did something unexpected.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 11
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An ambitious Prince William Frederick, prince of Orange-Nassau, was an ambitious man. The House of Orange had been chased from Holland by French revolutionaries, so when the Napoleonic empire crumbled in the final months of 1813 he was determined to grab as much of the spoils as he possibly could. His ultimate ambition was to […]
Categories: History, People & Places, Series 11
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In 1939, Gustave Blair convinced an Arizona court that he was the missing Charley Ross. But was he really? The answer has been a mystery... until now.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places
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