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"A victim of robbers is arrested. A fisherman catches a five dollar bill. The tune of one of the greatest of American…
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Motion pictures have never been made in Hollywood, California. Bandits use barbed wire to rob a bank. Dolly Madison was…
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"Detective stories are more than twenty five centuries old. No-one knows why the strings on Paganini's violin broke.…
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"The wars of the twentieth century we prophesied in 1788. A carnival does not mean a celebration. An orchestra uses two…
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"The Angel Gabriel is never mentioned in the bible as the Angel of Death. A President of the United States didn't learn…
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"A black cat does bring bad luck. An attorney wins an impossible case. A strange law suit is never actually heard. Can…
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"Our modern marriage customs come from the ancients. A man falls from an airplane 15,000 feet high and lives. A…
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"A good turn brings rich reward for a man, nineteen years later. Firefly catching is an industry. Twenty percent of all…
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Lindsay MacHarrie serves up an eclectic mix of historical anecdotes, linguistic trivia, and heartwarming stories that…
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"A bonfire was originally a funeral fire. A constable chases a heifer and gets caught in a trap. Two famous women fight…
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Listen to astonishing facts and captivating tales in this enthralling episode as Lindsay MacHarrie takes us on a…
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"Two men bet more than two billion dollars on a building. Cows in Scotland wear sweaters. A herring is never seen…
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"Animals have a field day in New Jersey. Kisses pay off a $5000 debt. A song was written about a chance remark. Can you…
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"A man compiles a dictionary of Chimpanzee language. Cinderella did not wear a glass slipper. A cross of gold brings…
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"A young woman is frightened out of her speech. A curfew was used to prevent a revolution. A mail man throws away two…
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"A stone giant baffles the nation. An introduction is a superstition. One of our greatest musical compositions was…
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"The number two is unluckier than the number thirteen. Parental pride breaks up a picket line. The thunder of machinery…
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"A boy engages in a fight to the death battle with an eagle. A beggar saves more than ten thousand dollars. An office…
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"A building, more than five hundred years old, rises from the sea. 'Millions for defence, not one cent for tribute' -…
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"A Russian immigrant rides continuously for two days on streetcars. Two Kings bet on a wrestling match. A ballad…
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"A man earns two million dollars an hour. Two famous authors engage in a public fight. A noted man gets a warm place by…
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"Two women patch up a forty-four year old quarrel. The mystery of the death of Chung Ling Soo has never been solved.…
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"There are more married men in the United States than married women, more people are arrested over a penny's worth of…
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A girl changes her mind as she changes her stockings. Denmark celebrates the fourth of July. A two thousand year old…
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"European diplomats argue over who shall ride first on a funeral train, a great popular song hit is discovered by…
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"The British Parliament buildings are inspected regularly for hidden explosives, a resident of Germany paid customs…
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"A tin can on a dog's tail almost kills two people. A traveler rescues more than $10,000, two minutes before sailing to…
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"The first American contender for the world's heavyweight championship was an African American, an author miraculously…
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The ancient Greeks never used napkins, a man loses a job through mistaken identity, and the man who broke the bank at…
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Tonight's show is another story about the origin of our words. When you dig into a steamy bowl of Boston or Coney…
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This is first of a whole series of spectacular little known facts and fancies. Well, some of them are not so fancy but…
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On most of the Can You Imagine That broadcasts, we're going to give you the picturesque origin of a word now in common…
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"An ape saves a key possession of the British Empire. A man invents a noiseless soup spoon. The word 'ambition'…
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"A ten year old girl sneezes for 21 days. An Indian game leads to an Indian massacre. History proves that it does…
Jan 1, 1940 · 14:48
"Ostracizm was originally an oyster. A famous hymn plays an important part in the rescue of nine persons. A man lives…
Jan 1, 1940 · 14:47
"Tiny babies detect a meteorological disturbance. $20,000 worth of radium is kicked around New York City. It's a Long…
Jan 1, 1940 · 14:45
Fascinating facts and incredible stories abound in this delightful episode. Our charismatic host takes us on a journey…
Jan 1, 1940 · 14:51
A man becomes his brother's father. A jury renders an impossible verdict. A letter travels 50 miles per hour in 1755.…
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