Bob and Alice

This Mysterious World

History EN ↓ 8 episodes

A weekly deep dive on the more obscure, strange, and mysterious things of this world.

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Bob and Alice

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The Vegetarian Bear Mistaken for Dragons 28.01.2026 12:49

sources consulted: https://iceagemuseum.com/exhibit/cave-bear-3/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2206582/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031018212006591 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2741261/

Concurrent Discovery 01.06.2025 15:20

A deep dive into new discoveries made by different people at difference places at the same time

Tarrare - The ultimate binge eater 25.05.2025 13:12

A deep dive into the fascinating live of Tarrare

Mass hysteria 18.05.2025 14:22

A deep dive into historical outbreaks of mass hysteria

I see dead people 13.05.2025 16:45

A deep dive into Cotard syndrome

Understanding Foreign Accent Syndrome 04.05.2025 20:09

Sources consulted: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/mysteries-of-foreign-accent-syndrome/ https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/03/american-man-developed-irish-accent-prostate-cancer-foreign-accent-syndrome-explained https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4746356/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4746356/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_accent_syndrome https:/...

How to rewrite history 27.04.2025 15:25

Sources consulted: https://www.forbes.com/sites/briankoberlein/2016/12/12/astronomy-charlemagne-and-the-mystery-of-phantom-time/ https://www.medievalists.net/2020/04/why-phantom-time-hypothesis-wrong/ https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/foucaults-pendulum-and-other-prophetic-texts-september-2022/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mkve2/is_there_any_credibility_to_the_pha...

The football war of 1969 20.04.2025 21:04

Sources consulted: http://www.columbia.edu/~vpf4/WP%20pk%20text.pdf https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/the-soccer-war/ https://www.mexicohistorico.com/paginas/the-impact-of-the-1969-war-on-honduras-f8e4b12b.html https://adst.org/2014/06/the-1969-soccer-war/ https://adst.org/2014/06/the-1969-soccer-war/ https://www.reddit.com/r/acecombat/comments/islc7v/the_100_hour_war_between_el_salvad...