Ridiculous History: Episode Zero

Ridiculous History: Episode Zero

History is beautiful, brutal and, often, ridiculous. Join Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown as they dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by HowStuffWorks. Here's a preview of our upcoming episode "Butter: Protestantism's Secret Ingredient?"

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Goodyear and the Mystery of the Ghost Blimp

Goodyear and the Mystery of the Ghost Blimp

In 1942, a U.S. Navy airship flew out over the Pacific to search for Japanese submarines. It lost radio contact and, hours later, slowly crashed in the San Franciscan suburbs. Inside the gondola, ever...

18 Des 202039min

Benito Mussolini was Super into Wearable Milk

Benito Mussolini was Super into Wearable Milk

Today Benito Mussolini is probably best known as the founder of Italy's National Fascist Party, but he was also very, very into milk. So much so, in fact, that he funneled tons of funding into a stran...

15 Des 202041min

Snowmen as Protest: The Miracle of 1511

Snowmen as Protest: The Miracle of 1511

During the brutal winter of 1511, residents of Brussels built more than one hundred snowmen... and these sculptures weren't the type of snow sculpture you see in the modern day. Instead, the city was ...

11 Des 202029min

Why are Chimney Sweeps good luck at weddings?

Why are Chimney Sweeps good luck at weddings?

It seems odd, at first - the idea that a random chimney cleaner might pass by a wedding, then be brought into the party, shake sooty hands with the couple, and bless random people on the street. Yet t...

9 Des 202039min

People Have Been Convinced Robots Will Take Their Jobs For Centuries

People Have Been Convinced Robots Will Take Their Jobs For Centuries

Nowadays automation is affecting almost every industry on the planet, and numerous experts are raising alarms: AI, robotics and automation, they say, may well spell doom for millions of jobs held by h...

4 Des 202043min

That Time the US was Terrified of Tomatoes

That Time the US was Terrified of Tomatoes

Nowadays the tomato is an ubiquitous foodstuff in households across the planet - but in the US, this humble staple was once considered downright poisonous... and, later, it was touted as a miracle cur...

2 Des 202039min

How the Pandemic Helped (and Hurt) the Struggle for Women's Rights

How the Pandemic Helped (and Hurt) the Struggle for Women's Rights

The 1918 epidemic played a massive, sometimes unacknowledged role in the struggle for women's rights. Tune in and learn more in today's episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheart...

26 Nov 202029min

How a German Prince Built his own Artificial Volcano

How a German Prince Built his own Artificial Volcano

Like many nobles of his day, Leopold III Friedrich Franz traveled widely in his youth, taking in the ancient wonders of Europe. A stunning experience witnessing an eruption at Mount Vesuvius transform...

24 Nov 202036min

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