Damn Interesting

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A collection of legitimately fascinating stories from history and science.

  • 43 minutes 5 seconds
    A Trail Gone Cold
    Against the odds, a tiny Icelandic town speaks of a local Black ancestor. Geneticists and historians combine forces to uncover the man’s eventful life.
    20 March 2024, 12:00 am
  • 28 minutes 18 seconds
    Journey To The Invisible Planet
    The tangled history of humanity’s search for the solar system’s uncharted planets.
    13 June 2023, 12:00 am
  • 53 minutes 44 seconds
    From Where The Sun Now Stands
    When the U.S. Army came for their land in 1877, the Nez Perce tribe complied. But tensions boiled over, and Chief Joseph led as they ran for their lives.
    21 May 2023, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    The Ancient Order Of Bali
    In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discovery
    28 March 2023, 12:00 am
  • 26 minutes 36 seconds
    Lofty Ambitions
    In 1933, British WWI vet Maurice Wilson hatched an unorthodox plan to reach the still-untouched summit of Everest.
    13 December 2022, 12:00 am
  • 46 minutes 51 seconds
    The Rube's Dilemma
    A great pitcher’s great temptation.
    27 October 2022, 12:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Devouring The Heart Of Portugal
    In 1924 a bankrupt businessman in Portugal launched an audacious international scheme to become one of the wealthiest men in the world.
    3 May 2022, 2:11 pm
  • 30 minutes 53 seconds
    The Mount St. Helens Trespasser
    Robert Rogers, a man obsessed with trespassing, sets his sights on Mount St. Helens in the spring of 1980
    28 February 2022, 12:00 am
  • 45 minutes 57 seconds
    Hunting For Kobyla
    The true story of a runaway Nazi, a determined sleuth, and a chase around the world.
    7 February 2022, 12:00 am
  • 28 minutes 21 seconds
    The Unceasing Cessna Hacienda
    In 1958, one heavily modified airplane flew out of Las Vegas with a single objective: Don’t land.
    25 October 2021, 12:00 am
  • 44 minutes 51 seconds
    The Kingpin of Shanghai
    From the depths of poverty, Du Yuesheng rose through Shanghai’s underworld to become one of the most influential, and overlooked, figures in modern China.
    25 August 2021, 12:00 am
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