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Categories: Bonus Episodes, Meta
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Episodes
They Came from Inner Space
fruitarian nudist anarcho-primitivist UFO enthusiasts
Walter Siegmeister wanted to create the master race by moving to the jungle and consuming only fruit. That wasn't even the weirdest thing about him.
Categories: Biography, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 15, Wild Card
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Kulopus
the Q Shaman of 1940
The strange, sad, and hate-filled story of Elwood Towner, aka Chief Red Cloud, who spoke at Nazi rallies in full Native American ceremonial regalia.
Categories: People & Places
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The Marshal is Missing!
the heist of Marshal Pétain's remains
In February 1973, French right wingers broke into the grave of of fascist dictator Philippe Pétain and made off with his mortal remains.
Categories: Daring & Epic Journeys, History, Series 15
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Fluffy Raffles Comes to Town
who?
She was the meandering metropolitan mystery who fooled police across the nation. Who was she, and why did she love bread so much?
Categories: Entertainment & Media, Series 15, Wild Card
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Unhuman Animals
the Salus-Grady Libel Act of 1903
The greatest political cartoonists of the day, vs an easily caricatured governor with no sense of humor.
Categories: Arts & Culture, Entertainment & Media, Series 15
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Such Was Railroading
the Castle Shannon Railway War
Milton D. Hays just wanted to run a railroad like a tyrant, and his complete lack of ethics allowed him to realize that dream.
Categories: Feats of Building & Engineering, Series 15, Wild Card
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There Must Come a Change
the triumph and tragedy of Octavius Valentine Catto
Octavius Valentine Catto was a man for all seasons. He could have been the leader Philadelphia needed... if he hadn't been murdered.
Categories: Biography, History, Series 15
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Samozvantsy
false Dmitry's in Russia's time of Troubles
It was 1584 and Ivan IV, Ivan the Terrible, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, was dead. The boyars of Russia now had a momentous decision to make: who would rule? Only two of Ivan’s children had managed to survive to adulthood: the Tsareviches Ivan and Fedor. Fortunately for Russia, Ivan’s oldest son Ivan […]
Categories: History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 15
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The Choice of the Next Generation
the Cola Wars in space
War! The balance of power in the Cola Wars has been shifting for years. Coke has swept into NASA and is about to send its signature beverage into orbit, but not if the Pepsi has anything to say about it...
Categories: Man's Amazing Inventions, Series 14, The Enigma of Space, Wild Card
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The Number of the Stars
are there really twelve planets?
New Age types keep saying that there are twelve planets. Where does that number come from, and what are these three extra planets supposed to be?
Categories: Popular Facts & Fallacies, Science & Nature, Series 14, The Enigma of Space
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Your Eyebrows Will Grow Back
Richard Timewell and the Space Ranger
Everybody always asks, "If this is the future, where's my jet pack?" but only Richard Timewell was bold enough to do something about it.
Categories: Man's Amazing Inventions, Science & Nature, Series 14
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