Amazingly True Episodes

On January 15, 1919, Boston was hit with a massive flood. The flood rushed through the streets at an estimated 35 miles per hour, killing 21 people and injuring over 150. By the way, the flood wasn’t water, it was molasses. supporting links 1. Great Molasses Flood [Wikipedia] 2. The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919 [YouTube-12m, 23s] 3. Boston Molasses Flood.mov [YouTube-7m, 19s] 4. The Great Molasses Flood of 1919 [YouTube-4m, 18s] 5. The Great Boston Molasses Flood [YouTube-4m, ...

Since February of 2022, I’ve been watching the ongoing war with Ukraine and Russia. When Putin’s army stormed in, they looked so polish and ready to conquer Ukraine in a manner of hours. Today the Russin army looks like a rag-tag outfit and not the almighty power the world was worried about. Ukraine is kicking their butts. supporting links 1. Learn more about the Night Witches [NBC News Learn] 2. Marina Raskova bio [Wikipedia] 3. Polikarpov Po-2 plane [Wikipedia] 4. The Soviet Night ...

Tom Turcich, from New Jersey, sets a Guinness World Record becoming the tenth person to walk around the world. So what? The 'so what' part is he wasn't alone. His companion, shall we say, was different. He took his four-legged companion Savannah, with him, who became the first dog to walk around the world. supporting links 1. Tom Turcich,10th person to walk around the world. His dog joined him [SBS News] 2. Worldwalk, by Steven M. Newman [Amazon] 3. Around the world walk delayed by Ukrain...

The year was 1967, and John Donohue took off to make a beer run for some of his friends in his neighborhood. Now one would think, what so special about a beer run? Well, this wasn’t your typical beer run and neither was the neighborhood. supporting links 1. The Greatest Been Run Ever [IMDb] 2. The Real People Behind "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" [CBS Sunday Morning News] 3. Zac Efron Goes to Vietnam [Collider] 4. Pabst Blue Ribbon Presents: The Greatest Beer Run Ever [YouTube] 5. T...

There’s this island that lies between Greenland and Canada. It’s not really an island perse. It’s more rock than anything else. What makes this rock interesting is a dispute between Canada and Denmark. The discussion involved a border line and liquor. supporting links 1. Hans Island [Wikipedia] 2. Canada-Denmark Relations [Wikipedia] 3. Hans Island [Google Maps] 4. 1982 Law of the Sea Treaty [International Maritime Organization] 5. Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod [Wikipedia] ...

Sailing solo across the world's largest ocean once should be enough of an achievement. But 83-year-old Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie felt compelled to do it again. On Saturday, June 4, 2022, he set a record by becoming the world's oldest solo yachtsman to sail non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Kenichi’s motto: "Don't let your dreams just stay as dreams. Have a goal and work towards achieving this and a beautiful life awaits." supporting links 1. Kenichi Horie [Wikipedia] ...