This week's episode contains a series of short, uplifting stories to help get you through your state's stay at home orders. Or worse, your state's lack of them. --- 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.
The Bay of Pigs invasion ( Spanish : invasión de bahía de Cochinos ; sometimes called invasión de playa Girón or batalla de Girón , after the Playa Girón ) was a failed landing operation on the southwestern coast of Cuba in 1961 by Cuban exiles who opposed Fidel Castro 's Cuban Revolution . Covertly financed and directed by the U.S. government , the operation took place at the height of the Cold War and its failure led to major shifts in international relations between Cuba, the United States , ...
Sport includes all forms of competitive physical activity or games which, [1] through casual or organized participation, at least in part aim to use, maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants, and in some cases, entertainment for spectators. [2] Sports can bring positive results to one's physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or c...
The Spanish flu , also known as the 1918 flu pandemic , was an unusually deadly influenza pandemic . Lasting from January 1918 to December 1920, it infected 500 million people – about a quarter of the world's population at the time. The death toll is estimated to have been anywhere from 17 million to 50 million, and possibly as high as 100 million, making it one of the deadliest pandemics in human history. [2]...
Eugene Victor "Gene" Debs (November 5, 1855 – October 20, 1926) was an American socialist , political activist , trade unionist , one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States . [1] Through his presidential candidacies as well as his work with labor movements, Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States. Our theme song was written an...
The Etruscan civilization ( /ɪˈtrʌskən/ ) was a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany , western Umbria , northern Lazio , [1] [2] with offshoots also to the north in the Po Valley , in the current Emilia-Romagna , south-eastern Lombardy and southern Veneto , and to the south, in some areas of Campania . [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...
he Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as HST or Hubble ) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation. It was not the first space telescope but it is one of the largest and most versatile, well known both as a vital research tool and as a public relations boon for astronomy. The Hubble telescope is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble and is one of NASA's Great Observatories , along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory , the Chandra X-ray O...
The men's marathon at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis took place on August 30 of that year, over a distance of 24.85 miles (39.99 km). [2] Thirty-two athletes representing four nations competed, but only 14 managed to finish the race, [3] which proved to be a bizarre affair due to poor organization and officiating. [4]...
Pornhub is a pornographic video sharing and pornography website. [6] [7] It was launched in Montreal , in 2007. [8] Pornhub also has offices and servers in San Francisco , Houston , New Orleans and London . -- 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....
The Panama Canal ( Spanish : Canal de Panamá ) is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean . The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. Canal locks are at each end to lift ships up to Gatun Lake , an artificial lake created to reduce the amount of excavation work required for the canal, 26 m (85 ft) above sea level , and then lower the ships at the other end. The original locks are 32.5 m (110 ft)...
Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 – June 1, 1927) was an American woman who was the main suspect in the August 4, 1892 axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River , Massachusetts . Borden was tried and acquitted of the murders. --- 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....
Dan Cooper is the pseudonym of an unidentified man who hijacked a Boeing 727 aircraft in the northwest United States , in the airspace between Portland , Oregon, and Seattle , Washington, on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 24, 1971. [1] [2] The man purchased his airline ticket using the alias Dan Cooper but, because of a news miscommunication, became known in popular lore as D. B. Cooper . He extorted $200,000 in ransom (equivalent to $1,260,000 in 2019) and parachuted to an uncertain fate....
Peter Bartholomew (died 20 April 1099) was a soldier and mystic from France who was part of the First Crusade as part of the army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles . Peter was initially a servant to William, Lord of Cunhlat.
Jenkem is an inhalant and hallucinogen created from fermented human waste . [1] In the mid-1990s, it was reported to be a popular street drug among Zambian street children. They would reportedly put the feces and urine in a jar or a bucket and seal it with a balloon or lid respectively, then leave it out to ferment in the sun; afterwards they would inhale the fumes created. [2] [3] [4] [5] In November 2007, there was a moral panic in the United States after widespread reports of jenkem becoming ...
Walter Jackson Freeman II (November 14, 1895 – May 31, 1972) was an American physician who specialized in lobotomy . [1]
This episode is about is a list of serious injuries and deaths in which one or more subjects of a selfie were killed or injured, either before, during or after having taken a photo of themselves, with the accident at least in part attributed to the taking of the photo.
Uranus (from the Latin name Ūranus for the Greek god Οὐρανός ) is the seventh planet from the Sun . It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System . Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune , and both have bulk chemical compositions which differ from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn . For this reason, scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as " ice giants " to distinguish them from the gas giants. Uranus' atmosphere is sim...
Pedro Rodrigues Filho (born July 17, 1954 in Santa Rita do Sapucaí , Minas Gerais ), also known as Pedrinho Matador (Killer Petey) , is a Brazilian serial killer who pursued and killed other criminals. His victims included 47 people who were murdered inside the very jails he was imprisoned in. 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....
The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition (Spanish: Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición ), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition ( Inquisición española ), was established in 1478 by Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile . It was intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and to replace the Medieval Inquisition , which was under Papal control . It became the most substantive of the three different manifestations of the wider Catholi...
The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after , are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion. In some non-Christian areas, periods of former colonial rule introduced the celebration (e.g. Hong Kong ); in others, Christian minorities or foreign cultural influences have led populations to observe the holiday. --- Our theme so...
Castration (also known as orchiectomy ) is any action, surgical , chemical , or otherwise, by which an individual loses use of the testicles : the male gonad . Surgical castration is bilateral orchidectomy (excision of both testes), and chemical castration uses pharmaceutical drugs to deactivate the testes. Castration causes sterilization (preventing the castrated person or animal from reproducing ); it also greatly reduces the production of certain hormones , such as testosterone . Surgical cas...
James Riddle Hoffa (born February 14, 1913; disappeared July 30, 1975, later declared dead July 30, 1982) was an American labor union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union from 1957 until 1971. 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....
John David McAfee ( /ˈmækəfiː/ MAK-ə-fee ; [1] [2] born September 18, 1945) is a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software , and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 and spun back out in 2017...
In the early hours of 31 August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales died in hospital after being injured in a car crash in a road tunnel in Paris , France. Her partner, Dodi Fayed , and their driver, Henri Paul , were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones , survived serious injuries. --- 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 mor...
William Penn Patrick (March 31, 1930 – June 9, 1973) was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the owner of Holiday Magic , Leadership Dynamics , and Mind Dynamics . Patrick was a proponent of the sour grapes philosophy, and has been widely quoted as stating: "Those who condemn wealth are those who have none and see no chance of getting it." [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 ...
This list of confidence tricks and scams should not be considered complete, but covers the most common examples. Confidence tricks and scams are difficult to classify, because they change often and often contain elements of more than one type. Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark". Particular scams are mainly directed toward elderly people, as they may be credulous and sometimes inexperie...
USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland -class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy , named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana . Launched in 1931, the vessel served as the flagship for the commander of Scouting Force 1 for eight years, then as flagship for Admiral Raymond Spruance in 1943 and 1944 while he commanded the Fifth Fleet in battles across the Central Pacific during World War II . In July 1945, Indianapolis completed a top-secret high-speed trip to deliver parts of Little Boy ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( /ˈroʊzəvəlt/ , [1] /-vɛlt/ ; [2] January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by the initials FDR , was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. A member of the Democratic Party , he won a record four presidential elections and became a central figure in world events during the first half of the 20th century. Roosevelt directed the federal government during most of the ...
he Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War , part of the Siege of Petersburg . It took place on July 30, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia , commanded by General Robert E. Lee , and the Union Army of the Potomac , commanded by Maj. Gen. George G. Meade (under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant ). --- Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you’d like to support the show on a per episode basis, y...
Coney Island is a residential and commercial neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City . The neighborhood is bounded by Sea Gate to its west, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south, and Gravesend to the north. Coney Island was formerly the westernmost of the Outer Barrier islands on the southern shore of Long Island , but in the early 20th century it became a peninsula , connected to the rest ...
