Ranked #1
Flight 980 and the Yugo
Flight 980 and the Yugo
In 1985, Eastern Airlines Flight 980, crashed at 21,000 feet, on route to La Paz, Bolivia. Decades of searches turned up... Read more
28 Jun 2022
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #2
Cults and Nautical Failures
Cults and Nautical Failures
Warning: this episode covers cults. Cults often were bad, and the content can be upsetting. This material may not be app... Read more
4 Jan 2022
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #3
Jean-Paul Marat and Pietro Querini
Jean-Paul Marat and Pietro Querini
Jean-Paul Marat was a French political theorist, physician and scientist, and, during the French Revolution, a journalis... Read more
13 Jul 2021
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #4
California Water Wars and the Johnstown Flood
California Water Wars and the Johnstown Flood
Starting in the late 19th century, Los Angeles was outgrowing it's water supply, and by the early 20th century, the figh... Read more
6 Jul 2021
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #5
Germ Theory and Mutiny on the Bounty
Germ Theory and Mutiny on the Bounty
Until the 1850s, the leading theory for disease was Miasma, or "bad air", was the cause of disease. Though basic germ th... Read more
29 Jun 2021
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #6
The Dutch girls who hunted Nazis and the Byford Dolphin Explosive Decompression Accident
The Dutch girls who hunted Nazis and the Byford Dolphin Explosive Decompression Accident
When Germany invaded the Netherlands, the Dutch Resistance formed, and three women joined the Haarlem Council of Resista... Read more
1 Jun 2021
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54mins
Ranked #7
The Great Molasses Flood and Bon Scott of AC/DC
The Great Molasses Flood and Bon Scott of AC/DC
On January 15, 1919 a tank of Molasses collapsed in Boston, sending a 20 foot tall wave of molasses through town. The ta... Read more
25 May 2021
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #8
Dean Cummings and the Münster Rebellion
Dean Cummings and the Münster Rebellion
Dean Cummings was a successful mogul skier on the U.S. ski team in the 80s, a World Champion freeskier in the 1995 World... Read more
11 Mar 2021
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #9
Neerja Bhanot and Lenin Peak Climbing Tragedy
Neerja Bhanot and Lenin Peak Climbing Tragedy
When a Pan Am flight was hijacked by terrorists, Neerja Bhanot, heroically rose to the occasion and saved the lives of n... Read more
22 Jan 2021
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #10
Kaspar Hauser and the Atafu Boys
Kaspar Hauser and the Atafu Boys
Enigmatic Kaspar Hauser appears in the town square in Nuremberg, Germany on May 26th, 1828. Seemingly unable to speak mo... Read more
14 Dec 2020
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1hr 10mins