Ridiculous History

922 Episoder

1. How The (English) Alphabet Became A Thing, Part Two: Each Letter Has A Story

   Udgivet: 12.12.2024
2. How The (English) Alphabet Became A Thing, Part One: Writing Stuff Down Is A Bonkers Idea

   Udgivet: 10.12.2024
3. CLASSIC: The Story of Max, South Africa's Famous, Crime-fighting Gorilla

   Udgivet: 7.12.2024
4. History's Famous Mistranslations, Part Two: Life on Mars, the Cold War, and FARTFULL

   Udgivet: 5.12.2024
5. Neckties are Utterly Ridiculous

   Udgivet: 3.12.2024
6. CLASSIC: How Santa Anna Lost His Leg Twice, and Held a Funeral for It

   Udgivet: 30.11.2024
7. The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part Two: A World-Class Show

   Udgivet: 28.11.2024
8. The History of the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Part One: From Marching Bands to Celebrities

   Udgivet: 26.11.2024
9. CLASSIC: That Time Chewbacca Needed Bodyguards

   Udgivet: 23.11.2024
10. How Emergency Call Lines Became A Thing

    Udgivet: 21.11.2024
11. Are the Vikings to Blame for Cats?

    Udgivet: 19.11.2024
12. CLASSIC: Napoleon Bonaparte Was Attacked by Bunnies -- And Lost

    Udgivet: 16.11.2024
13. The Most Ridiculous Weather of Baseball

    Udgivet: 14.11.2024
14. Bhutan Grades Itself On Happiness

    Udgivet: 12.11.2024
15. CLASSIC: California Was Named for a Fictional Island Ruled by a Black Amazon Queen

    Udgivet: 9.11.2024
16. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part Two: Literal Murderball

    Udgivet: 7.11.2024
17. The World's Weirdest Sports, Part One: Buzkashī is Where You Fight Over A Dead Goat

    Udgivet: 5.11.2024
18. CLASSIC: Ancient Mayan Ritual Alcohol Enemas

    Udgivet: 2.11.2024
19. One Guy Was So Good At Violin That People Thought He Worshipped Satan

    Udgivet: 31.10.2024
20. Credit Scores are Absolutely Ridiculous

    Udgivet: 29.10.2024