The War Between the States
the history of the Yankee-Pennamite Wars (1768-1813)
Did you know that Connecticut and Pennsylvania went to war multiple times over the area that's now scranton? Learn all about the Yankee-Pennamite Wars!
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Episodes
Liminal Space
the mysterious fortress of Nan Madol
On Pohnpei, upon a stone altar, within the spaces... the legendary and factual story of Nan Madol.
Categories: People & Places, Series 9, The Quest for the Past
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Errata #2
in which we own up to some more mistakes
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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Westward Huss
here a Viking, there a Viking, everywhere a Viking Viking
Would you believe there were Vikings in Washington, DC? Or West Virginia? Or Oklahoma? Or Hawaii? How about all of the above and none of the above?
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Series 8, The Quest for the Past
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Westward Huss
Minnesota Vikings can be found far beyond U.S. Bank Stadium
In which the vikings of Minnesota challenge the patriots of New England for the right to claim Vikings beat Columbus to the New World.
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Series 8, The Quest for the Past
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Westward Huss
in which America asks the question: whither Vinland?
For years, archaeologists have searched in vain for the location of Leif Eriksson's Vinland. They should have just asked the good people of New England.
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Popular Facts & Fallacies, Series 8, The Quest for the Past
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The Graveyard of Baseball
October 1, 1970 was a day that would live in infamy
It was supposed to be a celebration of sixty years of baseball... and instead, well, Philadelphia fans did what Philadelphia fans do best.
Categories: Most Popular, Series 8, Sports & Leisure
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Common Clay
Henry Herbert Goddard (1866-1957), the man who made morons
H.H. Goddard's studies of the feeble-minded helped justify eugenics policies across the world... which is a tragedy because they junk science and lies.
Categories: Science & Nature, Series 8, The Marvels of Science
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Burning Fire, Deep Water
neither Venezuelan nor Volcano
Burnu Acquanetta, "the Venezuelan Volcano," was an exotic beauty who took Hollywood by storm in the summer of 1942... but who was she really?
Categories: Biography, Entertainment & Media, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 8
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Judge Crater, Call Your Office
the missingest man in modern history
On August 6th, 1930 Judge Joseph Force Crater walked out of a New York City restaurant and was never seen again.
Categories: Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, Most Popular, People & Places, Series 8
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Scarlet Billows
when the shark bites with its teeth, dear
In July 1916, the New Jersey coast was rocked by the deadliest string of shark attacks in US history. Here's the whole bloody story.
Categories: History, Series 8, The Surprising Animal Kingdom
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His Royal Snakeship
or perhaps just one of his country cousins
In 1855 the town of Perry, New York was terrorized by a "sea serpent" in nearby Silver Lake. It was a hoax... but whose hoax was it?
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Legendary Lands & Beasts, Wild Card
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