The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used civil calendar in the world. [1] [2] [Note 1] It is named after Pope Gregory XIII , who introduced it in October 1582. The calendar spaces leap years to make the average year 365.2425 days long, approximating the 365.2422 day tropical year that is determined by the Earth's revolution around the Sun. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here ....
Jan 02, 2019•40 min
Sigmund Freud ( /frɔɪd/ FROYD ; [3] German: [ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt] ; born Sigismund Schlomo Freud; 6 May 1856 – 23 September 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis , a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. [4] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Dec 26, 2018•48 min
Stede Bonnet (1688 [1] – 10 December 1718) [2] [3] was an early eighteenth-century Barbadian pirate , sometimes called "The Gentleman Pirate" [4] because he was a moderately wealthy land-owner before turning to a life of crime. Bonnet was born into a wealthy English family on the island of Barbados , and inherited the family estate after his father's death in 1694. In 1709, he married Mary Allamby, and engaged in some level of militia service. Because of marital problems, and despite his lack of...
Dec 19, 2018•36 min
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia ) or Great Chilean earthquake ( Gran terremoto de Chile ) of 22 May is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale . It occurred in the afternoon (19:11 GMT , 15:11 local time), and lasted approximately 10 minutes. The resulting tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii , Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia and the Aleutian Islands . Our ...
Dec 12, 2018•34 min
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Originally known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the agency was created in February 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik 1 in 1957. By collaborating with academic, industry, and government partners, DARPA formulates and executes research and ...
Dec 05, 2018•38 min
Lake Peigneur (locally pronounced [pæ̃j̃æ̹ɾ]) is a saline [A] lake in the US state of Louisiana , 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of Delcambre and 9.1 miles (14.6 km) west of New Iberia , near the northernmost tip of Vermilion Bay . With a maximum depth of 200 feet (61 m), it is the deepest lake in Louisiana. It was a 10-foot (3 m) deep freshwater body, popular with sportsmen, until an unusual man-made disaster on November 20, 1980 changed its structure and the surrounding land. [1] [2] Our theme song ...
Nov 28, 2018•40 min
Sex robots or sexbots are hypothetical anthropomorphic robot sex dolls . [1] As of 2018, although elaborately instrumented sex dolls have been created by a number of inventors, no fully functioning[ vague ]sex robots exist. There is controversy as to whether developing them would be morally justifiable. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more deta...
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 3 min
The Damascus Titan missile explosion (also known as the Damascus accident [1] ) was a 1980 U.S. Broken Arrow incident involving a Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The incident occurred on September 18–19, 1980, at Missile Complex 374-7 in rural Arkansas when a U.S. Air Force LGM-25C Titan II ICBM loaded with a 9 megaton W-53 Nuclear Warhead had a liquid fuel explosion inside its silo [2] at a missile launch facility . Launch Complex 374-7 was located in Van Buren County farmla...
Nov 14, 2018•37 min
The United States Electoral College is a body of electors established by the United States Constitution , constituted every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president of the United States . The Electoral College consists of 538 electors, and an absolute majority of 270 electoral votes is required to win an election. Pursuant to Article II, Section 1, Clause 2 , the legislature of each state determines the manner by which its electors are chosen. Each state's num...
Nov 07, 2018•37 min
The Dyatlov Pass incident ( Russian : Ги́бель тургру́ппы Дя́тлова) refers to the unsolved deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union (now Russia ) between 1 February and 2 February 1959. The experienced trekking group, who were all from the Ural Polytechnical Institute , had established a camp on the slopes of Kholat Syakhl in an area now named in honor of the group's leader, Igor Dyatlov. During the night, something caused them to tear their way out of their te...
Oct 31, 2018•38 min
Robert Smalls (April 5, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was an enslaved African American who escaped to freedom and became a ship's pilot, sea captain, and politician. He freed himself, his crew and their families from slavery during the American Civil War by commandeering a Confederate transport ship, CSS Planter , in Charleston harbor, on May 13, 1862, and sailing it from Confederate-controlled waters to the U.S. blockade. His example and persuasion helped convince President Abraham Lincoln to accep...
Oct 24, 2018•44 min
David Vaughan Icke ( /aɪk/ ; born 29 April 1952) is an English writer and public speaker. A former footballer [1] and sports broadcaster, Icke has been known since the 1990s as a professional conspiracy theorist . [2] [3] He is the author of over 20 books and numerous DVDs, and has lectured in over 25 countries, speaking for up to 10 hours to audiences. [4] [5]...
Oct 17, 2018•50 min
Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 [3] – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a citizen of San Francisco , California who proclaimed himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States" in 1859. He later assumed the secondary title of "Protector of Mexico". [4] Norton was born in England but spent most of his early life in South Africa....
Oct 10, 2018•36 min
The Nazino affair ( Russian : Назинская трагедия, translit. Nazinskaya Tragediya ) was the mass deportation of 6,000 people to Nazino Island in the Soviet Union in May 1933. The deportees, mostly political prisoners and petty criminals , were forcibly sent to the small, isolated island in Western Siberia , located 540 kilometers (340 mi) northwest of Tomsk , to construct a " special settlement ". They were abandoned with only flour for food, and little in the way of tools, clothing, or shelter, ...
Oct 03, 2018•38 min
Julie d'Aubigny (1670/1673–1707), better known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was a 17th-century swordswoman and opera singer. Her tumultuous career and flamboyant life were the subject of gossip and colourful stories in her own time, and inspired numerous portrayals afterwards. Théophile Gautier loosely based the title character, Madeleine de Maupin, of his novel Mademoiselle de Maupin (1835) on her....
Sep 26, 2018•31 min
The Luddites were a radical group of English textile workers and weavers in the 19th century who destroyed weaving machinery as a form of protest. The group was protesting the use of machinery in a "fraudulent and deceitful manner" to get around standard labour practices. [1] Luddites feared correctly that the time spent learning the skills of their craft would go to waste as machines would replace their role in the industry. [2] It is a misconception that the Luddites protested against the mach...
Sep 19, 2018•32 min
Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality , including human sexual interests, behaviors and functions. [1] The term sexology does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sexuality, such as political science or social criticism . [2] [3] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Sep 12, 2018•51 min
Gloria Ramirez (January 11, 1963 – February 19, 1994) [1] was an American woman dubbed "the Toxic Lady" by the media when several hospital workers became ill after exposure to her body and blood. She had been admitted to the emergency department while suffering from late-stage cervical cancer . While treating Ramirez, several hospital workers fainted and others experienced symptoms such as shortness of breath and muscle spasms. Five workers required hospitalization, one of whom remained in an in...
Sep 05, 2018•30 min
Utsuro-bune (うつろ舟 'hollow ship' ), also Utsuro-fune, and Urobune, refers to an unknown object that allegedly washed ashore in 1803 in Hitachi province on the eastern coast of Japan .When defining Utsuro-bune, the bune part means "boat" while Utsuro means empty, or hollow. Accounts of the tale appear in three texts: Toen shōsetsu (1825), Hyōryū kishū (1835) and Ume-no-chiri (1844). Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, ...
Aug 29, 2018•34 min
The Everleigh Club was a high-class brothel which operated in Chicago, Illinois from February 1900 until October 1911. [1] It was owned and operated by Ada and Minna Everleigh . [1] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Aug 22, 2018•42 min
The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday, October 8, to Tuesday, October 10, 1871. The fire killed up to 300 people, destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles (9 km2) of Chicago , Illinois , and left more than 100,000 residents homeless. [2] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here . Be sure to check our website for more details....
Aug 15, 2018•47 min
A vibrator is a sex toy that is used on the body to produce pleasurable erotic stimulation . Most 2010-era vibrators contain an electric-powered device which pulsates or throbs, which is used to stimulate erogenous zones such as the clitoris , the vulva or vagina , penis , scrotum or anus . There are many different shapes and models of vibrators. Some vibrators designed for women stimulate both the clitoris and the vagina. Some vibrators designed for couples stimulate the genitals of both partne...
Aug 08, 2018•50 min
The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt by the Kingdom of Scotland to become a world trading nation by establishing a colony called "Caledonia" on the Isthmus of Panama on the Gulf of Darién in the late 1690s. The aim was for the colony to have an overland route that connected the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. From the beginning it has been claimed historically that the undertaking was beset by poor planning and provisioning, divided leadership, a lack of demand for trade goods particularly...
Aug 01, 2018•39 min
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil's Triangle, is a loosely-defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean , where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery. The vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle is amongst the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships frequently crossing through it for ports in the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean is...
Jul 25, 2018•39 min
Mary Mallon (September 23, 1869 – November 11, 1938), also known as Typhoid Mary, was an Irish-American cook. She was the first person in the United States identified as an asymptomatic carrier of the pathogen associated with typhoid fever . She was presumed to have infected 51 people, three of whom died, over the course of her career as a cook. [1] She was twice forcibly isolated by public health authorities and died after a total of nearly three decades in isolation. [2] [3] Our theme song was...
Jul 18, 2018•36 min
Tsar Bomba ( Russian : Царь-бо́мба, tr. Tsar'-bómba , IPA: [t͡sarʲ ˈbombə] , lit. Tsar Ivan bomb/King of Bombs ;) was the Western nickname for the Soviet RDS-220 hydrogen bomb ( code name Ivan [3] or Vanya ), the most powerful nuclear weapon ever created. Its test on 30 October 1961 remains the most powerful explosive ever detonated. It was also referred to as Kuzma's mother ( Russian : Ку́зькина ма́ть, tr. Kúz'kina mát' , IPA: [ˈkusʲkʲɪnə ˈmatʲ] ), [4] possibly referring to First secretary Niki...
Jul 11, 2018•35 min
Cocaine, also known as coke, is a strong stimulant mostly used as a recreational drug . [10] It is commonly snorted , inhaled as smoke, or dissolved and injected into a vein . [9] Mental effects may include loss of contact with reality , an intense feeling of happiness , or agitation . [9] Physical symptoms may include a fast heart rate , sweating, and large pupils . [9] High doses can result in very high blood pressure or body temperature . [11] Effects begin within seconds to minutes of use an...
Jul 04, 2018•47 min
The Principality of Sealand, more commonly known as Sealand, is a micronation that claims Roughs Tower , an offshore platform located in the North Sea approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) off the coast of Suffolk , England, as its territory. Roughs Tower is a disused Maunsell Sea Fort , originally called HM Fort Roughs, built as an anti-aircraft defensive gun platform by the British during World War II . [3] [4] Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support t...
Jun 27, 2018•37 min
The Tulsa race riot, sometimes referred to as the Tulsa massacre, [2] [3] [4] [5] Tulsa pogrom, [6] [7] [8] or Tulsa race riot of 1921, took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when a white mob attacked residents and businesses of the African-American community of Greenwood in Tulsa , Oklahoma . [1] This is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the history of the United States . [9] The attack, carried out on the ground and by air, destroyed more than 35 blocks of the di...
Jun 20, 2018•38 min
Phantly Roy Bean, Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas , who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos ". According to legend, Judge Roy Bean held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas. After his death, Western films and books cast him as a hanging judge , although he is known to have sentenced only two men to hang, one of whom escaped. Our theme ...
Jun 13, 2018•33 min
