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 77: The Sourdough Expedition
In 1910, four gold miners set out to climb Mount McKinley to win a two-cent bet.
episode 76: Get Out of Jail Free
During World War II, the British Secret Service smuggled escape aids to Allied POWs using Monopoly games.
episode 75: The Sea Devil
Felix von Luckner was a gentleman pirate who made friends of his enemies in World War I.
episode 74: Charley Parkhurst's Secret
One of the most fearless and admired stagecoach drivers of the Wild West was discovered after death to be a woman.
episode 72: The Strange Misadventures of Famous Corpses
Being well known can make it harder to rest in peace.
episode 71: Godless in Missouri
In 1880, George Walser founded Liberal, Mo., a town dedicated to freethought and opposed to Christianity.
episode 70: Sunk by a Whale
In 1820, the Nantucket whaleship Essex was attacked and sunk by an 85-foot sperm whale in the South Pacific, a thousand miles from land.
episode 69: Lateral Thinking Puzzles
Here are four new lateral thinking puzzles -- play along as we try to understand some puzzling situations.
episode 68: The Niihau Incident
After taking part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese fighter pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi crash-landed on the isolated Hawaiian island of Niihau.