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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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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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Errata for The Hot House; French Leave; The Icelander; "I'm the Naughty Boy"; What-Is-It?; Moron or Madman?; Suffer Little Children; and more.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Errata
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In which two Irish art students commit a daring daylight museum heist with virtually no planning, and somehow get away consequence-free.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Series 7
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Both Texas and Wyoming lay claim to America's first woman governor. But who really deserves the honor?
Categories: Biography, History, People & Places, Series 6
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The idea that color has healing power is a relatively modern (and utterly fallacious) one. We discuss its development through the 19th and 20th centuries.
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Science & Nature, Series 5
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In 1902 baseball player Nap Lajoie was prohibited by law from entering the state of Pennsylvania. How did this weird state of affairs come to pass?
Categories: Series 4, Sports & Leisure
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The amazing story of Laura Biggar, the Anna Nicole Smith of 1901, and her crazy plot to steal an inheritance that may or may not have been rightfully hers.
Categories: Biography, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 4
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The Harmony Society managed to survive the death of its founder, but could it survive the twin ravages of time and greed?
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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An unusual cemetery leads us to the story of the Harmony Society (1803-1905), the richest communists in the world, and the saga of their rise and fall.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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The story of the "weeping icon" has it all - a 102-year-old flying nun, the Gulf War, armed robbery, John Gotti, religious schism, and insurance fraud. Hear the amazing truth in this week's episode, "Goodnight, Irene"!
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 2, Wild Card
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Bebe Rebozo was Nixon's best friend -- but was he a kind, generous man or a fiend combining the worst aspects of Rasputin and Al Capone?
Categories: Biography, History, Series 2
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