History Go Time Bonus Shows

Face it, Imperial measurements are just objectively wrong and anyone who uses them is bad and should feel bad. But that's not just opinion, have some fun facts. Also some bonus facts about how many English kings have died from eating too many eels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Halloween show we take a look at the first-ever urban legend and the guy who inspired Batman, Springheel Jack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wild story of the greatest computer virus ever written. I honestly think this is my personal favourite show, but I'm biased. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You know how all the fairy tales we know were originally way darker than we ever imagined? Well, this one is real. It actually happened. It's the creepy story of Tarrare, the boy who ate everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Vasa was designed to be the biggest and grandest ship in the world. It sank in less than 20 minutes. It's a wild ride in more ways than one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany does things differently. For instance, instead of Jolly Saint Nick, Santa Claus, the friendly figure who brings toys to good boys and girls the world over, they have a horrifying nightmare troll creature who carries naughty children off to hell. Schlaf gut, liebschien! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The demonym for people from Hartlepool, England, is "Monkeyhanger." Come on, you totally want to know why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why would the grim spectre of Colonel Harlan Sanders, the Chicken God, haunt the Hanshin Tigers Japanese baseball team? Also there's a lof of references to Moneyball, so you should probably read/watch that as homework. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More stuff on time and dates, because it's actually really interesting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why things time related are called what they are, which, admit it, you've all wondered Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I kind of shot my wad in the title, there's nothing more to add here. It's an addendum to the Time Travel show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More Ukraine stuff, such as why Russia is getting Rick-Rolled, the logistics of actually fighting a war, and why the Virgin Mary is carrying a Javelin Missile Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.