Forgotten stories from the pages of history. Join us for surprising and curious tales from the past and challenge yourself with our lateral thinking puzzles.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 8 hours
episode 156: The Most Dedicated Soldier
Hiroo Onoda hid in the Philippine jungle for 29 years, believing that World War II had not ended.
episode 155: The Giraffe Who Walked to Paris
In 1826 a giraffe traveled 4,000 miles to be presented to the king of France.
episode 153: A Victorian Stalker
English teenager Edward Jones broke repeatedly into Buckingham Palace in the 1830s.
episode 152: Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Play along as we untangle five strange-sounding situations using yes-or-no questions.
episode 151: Double-Crossing the Nazis
How a Spanish chicken farmer became the greatest double agent of World War II.
episode 150: The Prince of Nowhere
In 1821 Gregor MacGregor convinced hundreds of his countrymen to emigrate to a fictional republic in Central America.
episode 148: The Perfect Murder
Raymond Chandler called the killing of Julia Wallace "the nonpareil of all murder mysteries."