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 67: Composing Beyond the Grave
In the 20th century, two women claimed to receive messages from the spirits of dead classical composers.
episode 66: Eighteen Holes in Vietnam
In 1972, a downed Air Force navigator used his knowledge of golf to elude North Vietnamese forces.
episode 65: The Merchant Prince of Cornville
In 1898, the author of Cyrano de Bergerac was accused of plagiarizing a Chicago real estate developer.
episode 64: Murder at the Priory
The 1876 poisoning death of London barrister Charles Bravo has never been solved.
episode 63: The Rainmaker
In 1915, San Diego hired Charles Hatfield to relieve its drought -- and got more than it bargained for.
episode 62: Marconi Catches a Murderer
In 1910, Marconi's new wireless telegraph helped Scotland Yard apprehend a killer fleeing across the Atlantic.
episode 61: The Strange Custom of Garden Hermits
In the 1700s, English landowners would pay people to live in primitive isolation on their estates.
episode 60: The Day They Hanged an Elephant
In 1916 a circus elephant named Mary was hanged in Erwin, Tennessee.
episode 59: The Wizard of Mauritius
In 1764, a French naval engineer began to claim that he could see ships below the horizon.
episode 58: English as She Is Spoke
In 1855, Pedro Carolino published the worst phrasebook ever written.