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This season of Laughs from the Past is presented by Kushy Dreams. Go to https://kushydreams.com and use promo code 'LAUGHS' for 20% off your next order A local man and his daughters are out hiking in a remote section of what’s known as the
This season of Laughs from the Past is presented by Kushy Dreams. Go to https://kushydreams.com and use promo code 'LAUGHS' for 20% off your next order Christmas Eve of 1021 would mark the first recorded instance of the mysterious medieval
This season of Laughs from the Past is presented by Kushy Dreams. Go to https://kushydreams.com and use promo code 'LAUGHS' for 20% off your next order Get ready for an absolute roller coaster of a tale! In today’s episode of Laughs from the
This season of Laughs from the Past is presented by Kushy Dreams. Go to https://kushydreams.com and use promo code 'LAUGHS' for 20% off your next order In this episode of Laughs from the Past, we’re going to venture into the outback and take
This season of Laughs from the Past is presented by Kushy Dreams. Go to https://kushydreams.com and use promo code 'LAUGHS' for 20% off your next order. In today’s episode of Laughs from the Past, we’ll investigate the mysterious organization
This season of Laughs from the Past is presented by Kushy Dreams. Go to https://kushydreams.com and use promo code 'LAUGHS' for 20% off your next order We’ll spend the first half of today’s episode telling the story of the mysterious disappeara
300 million Yen stolen from a Japanese bank. Who do you think did it? The obvious answer for many would be to point to a group like the Yakuza. A large, dangerous transnational crime syndicate with the capability of stealing this much money fro
Charles Joughin was arguably the last person aboard the Titanic when it sank into the frigid waters of the North Atlantic ocean on April 15, 1912. Yet somehow, the ship’s chief baker survived for hours in the subzero temperatures until he found
There was nothing remarkable about the train traveling from Glasgow. The 12 cars powered by a single diesel locomotive made up a mobile post office known as the Up Special. It was carrying postal staff who sorted mail and packages en route to
After World War II, a critical MI5 spy named Juan Pujol Garcia faked his own death, keeping it secret for almost four decades. And that’s not even the most interesting thing about him. Welcome to Little Laughs, and today we’re talking about t
For the fifth episode of the 'Heists' season, we are taking back in time to an episode from the first season of Laughs from the Past. Let's take a look at the first bank robbery in U.S. history.
Humans have enlisted animals to help fight their wars since prehistoric times, and some of the world’s earliest historical sources tell of battles between ancient warlords in horse-drawn chariots. Dogs and horses were probably the first animals
The perfect pilferage. The stickup of the century. The heist of all history. Call it what you want, every true thief dreams of that one flawless, in-and-out, set-for-life job. And on January 17, 1950, for one night in Boston, it all came toget
In 1918, a division of U.S. troops found themselves caught behind German lines. They were trapped, helpless and unable to call for backup. The only thing that could save them was a bird. Cher Ami, a carrier pigeon, became remembered as a hero o
You don’t have to be an art historian to be familiar with Mona Lisa. It’s the most famous painting in the world. But why is this painting so popular? Maybe because it was painted by Leonardo da Vinci and maybe because of her mysterious smile. I
Song: Blue Dahlie by Gaslight Anthem. Town: Goliad, Texas Player: Dolph Camilli Book: Glory of Their Times
It was mid-January 1912, and the 43-year-old Royal Navy officer was nearly 800 miles into a journey to one of the last unexplored places on the globe: the South Pole. Scott’s five-man party had already endured brushes with blizzards and frostbi
In 1855, Wild West outlaws were in their prime. Cowboys had been looting banks and trains for decades now and the art of the heist was being forged. Across the pond, some Brits were catching on to the evolving world of thievery and decided to c
At the start of the 20th century, the Russo-Japanese War would break out as the result of both trying to expand their empires. Striking first, Japan would corner and defeat the Russian Far Eastern Fleet in Port Arthur in modern day China. In
The Crown Jewels of England and Scotland. Passed down over 800 years of monarchy, they continually represented the power and stability of the English crown. The ultimate heist material. In 1671, Thomas Blood would attempt just this, in one of t
May 6th, 1927 in Manchester, New Jersey the LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and crashed into the earth. Of the 97 passengers, 62 survived, but only one survived by hanging onto the side of the craft as it plummeted to the ground. That man happene
We made it! From the civil war to unanswered mysteries to famous children, wacky cults, the wild west, and much more we've reached 100 episodes. In this 100th episode special, we reminisced on some of the greater moments from Laughs from the P
It all began with the birth of William Stiles in 1805. A rare genetic defect, called ectrodactyly, caused the boys’ fingers and toes to become fused together to form ‘claw-like extremities’. This condition would persist across generations of th
The Shootout at the O.K Corral is perhaps the most classic tale of cops and robbers in the Wild West. Yet, over 100 years later our memory of that day is often romanticized and there is still much up for debate. Were the Earp brothers truly nob
Imagine you were chilling in the 1400s. It’s the midst of the dark ages, and your life is probably pretty dull. Because of the bubonic plague, average life expectancy has now dipped to below 40, and you want to leave a lasting impact on the wor
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