Ridiculous History
Did San Diego fall victim to a real-life weather manipulating supervillain? What on Earth are Soviet bone records? Each week, longtime friends and veteran podcasters Ben Bowlin and Noel Brown dive into some of the weirdest stories from across the span of human civilization in Ridiculous History, a podcast by HowStuffWorks.
- Website
- https://www.ridiculoushistoryshow.com/podcasts/ridiculous-history.rss
- Description
- 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.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2025-01-23 18:01
- last episode published
- 2025-01-23 16:04
- publication frequency
- 3.12 days
- Contributors
- HowStuffWorks
- Author Owner
- applepodcast@howstuffworks.com (HowStuffWorks)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 851
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- Categories
- Society & Culture Literature History Science & Medicine
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Episodes
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| 2025-01-23 | What does it mean to own an idea, a brand, a catchphrase or a concept? In part two of their continuing exploration of the weird world of intellectual property, the guys suss out what exactly is (or isn't) a trademark, and why people still find it so co... |
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| 2025-01-22 |
A Ton of Inventors Died Due To Their Own Inventions, Chapter Two: Li Si and the Five Pains The world is riddled with inventors whose discoveries led to their demise. Thomas Midgley, Jr. is the world's worst inventor. Marie Curie discovered radioactivity and it killed her. Li Si invented the torture method his Emperor would later use for his ... |
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| 2025-01-18 | A few years after Baron Pierre de Coubertin revived the ancient sporting event known as the Olympics, he brought the games to the U.S. for the first time. The 1904 Summer Olympics were held in St. Louis, Missouri, coinciding with the 1904 World's Fair.... |
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| 2025-01-16 |
The Ridiculously Ambitious History of the World's Fair, Part Two: Things Don't Always Work Out On paper -- and, often, in practice -- the world's fair is an astonishing global showcase of groundbreaking innovations. However, as Ben, Noel and Max discover in the second part of this two-part series, not every world's fair has been a success. Tune ... |
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| 2025-01-14 |
The Ridiculously Ambitious History of the World's Fair, Part One: A Crazy Plan, and Crazy Success Have you ever dreamed of going to a science fair as an adult? If so, the world's fair is for you -- these massive international exhibitions occur around the world, usually running for three to six months. And each world's fair include exhibits from a s... |
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| 2025-01-11 | As global tensions grew to a breaking point in the lead-up to World War II, European nations used every available avenue to pursue their goals, including the propagandistic power of sporting events. Join Ben and Noel as they explore the strange geopoli... |
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| 2025-01-09 |
How Dogs Went Domestic, Part Two: Yes, Dogs Know What You're Thinking Imagine: at multiple points in history, despite their ecological rivalry, a few humans and a few wolves teamed up for a greater good. Fast forward thousands of years, and boom: dogs. Also, modern humans. Yet: Who domesticated whom? In part two of this ... |
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| 2025-01-07 | Most folks agree: dogs are awesome. So, how did ancient humans and wolves end up hanging out in the first place? In the first part of this two-part episode, the guys explore the ridiculous, inspiring origin of the human's best friend.See omnystudio.com... |
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| 2025-01-04 | Whether you're royalty or a roaming vagrant, a President or a pauper, one thing's for sure: At some point, you'll have to use the restroom. While sanitation isn't often brought up in polite conversation, it plays a vital role in human health, and over ... |
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| 2025-01-02 | You've heard of mooning -- the practice of bearing one's butt as an insult -- but where did it come from? Join Ben and Noel as they dive into the deadly story of the world's first recorded mooning, along with some other notable moments in keister histo... |
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