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Yes! That Really Did HappenThe Story of the NS Savannah the Worlds First Nuclear Powered Merchant ShipEver wonder why Cargo Ships are not Nuclear Powered? The story of the NS Savannah might be the answer.2023-08-1821 min
Yes! That Really Did HappenJet Powered Trains? Yes they have been built.In what can only be described as the locomotive equivalent of a Wiley Coyote ACME product, we explore what happens when you strap a jet engine to the roof of a train car.2023-08-0213 min
Yes! That Really Did HappenNuclear Powered Aircraft? Yes, we really did try that! What ways can you power an aircraft? Turbine power, yes, piston power yes, Air Cooled Nuclear Reactor...........OH HELL NO!2023-07-1910 min
Yes! That Really Did HappenSilver Thursday, Market Manipulation or Currency Paranoia?In 1980 the Hunt Brothers controlled 2/3rds of the world's privately held Silver Bullion Market. was it market manipulation or fear of the us economy crashing?2023-06-2830 min
Yes! That Really Did HappenThe Crash at Crush what passed for entertianment in 1896Have you ever used the term "It's like watching a train wreck?" Well in the late 19th century people paid good money to do exactly that. in 1896 People paid the equivalent of $130 do watch two locomotives crash2023-06-2119 minYes! That Really Did HappenSports Promotions That Really Missed Their MarkPromoting Sports can be hard, sport are unpredictable, bit then a lot of human behavior is predictable, Follow along as I discuss a few.2023-06-1418 minYes! That Really Did HappenThe Hollywood Origins of Big League ChewHollywood, Single A Baseball, people who defied Authority and Chewing Tobacco, all adds up to over 1 billion pouches of gum sold.2023-06-0608 minYes! That Really Did HappenDisco Demolition Night. Another Night of CHaos at a Major League Baseball Game50,000 angry rock and roll fans, explosives and baseball, what could go right?2023-05-3013 minYes! That Really Did HappenTen Cent Beer Night, A really Bad IdeaWhat happens when you sell beer for 10 Cents a cup with no limit? Well a Baseball riot like you've never seen.2023-05-2314 minYes! That Really Did HappenThe Great Boston Molasses Flood2.3 million gallons of molasses raced through the streets of Boston at 35 MPH, how does that happen?2023-05-1618 minYes! That Really Did HappenCombat Con Artists, the Ghost Army of WWIIWhat does it take to fake out an enemy? A few records, some inflatable decoys and a lot of cunning and bravery.2023-05-0912 minYes! That Really Did HappenHow Howard Hughes Changed Vegas, and helped inspire the movie Casino. Yes that did happenHoward Hughes, Pilot, Industrialist, Hand Washing Enthusiast, takes a trip to Las Vegas and ends up owning half the strip. How did this allow the mob to take control of the Stardust? Listen to find out.2023-05-0216 minYes! That Really Did HappenAir Canada Flight 143 the Gimli Glider, how new technology and the metric system almost caused disasterHow does a brand new Airplane run out of gas? The answer might surprise you on this episode of Yes! That really ddi happen.2023-04-2517 minYes! That Really Did HappenEpisode 6 The Ghost Trains of Northern MaineWhy are their 2 abandoned steam locomotives in the Maine woods miles from any civilization?2023-04-1122 minYes! That Really Did HappenTwo Men Who Saved the World from Nuclear ArmageddonCan a single person make a difference? Can humans compete against AI, were Cold War Movies the least bit accurate? I explore all of this.2023-04-0419 minYes! That Really Did HappenAlice Ramsey's Record Setting Cross Country DriveAmerica 1909, women do not have the right to vote, men think they should not be driving cars, 4 women set off across the Country and beat the existing cross country record. See why it should be the Alice Run not the Cannonball Run2023-03-2831 minYes! That Really Did HappenThe SS Mont Blanc and the Halifax Harbor ExplosionToday we examine the largest Wartime Accident in North America2023-03-2128 min
Yes! That Really Did HappenThe Kaiser's Gold Ship, Caught with no home. The Story of the Crown Princess CecilieIn the summer of 1914 things were happening very quickly, in a time before instant transactions and international air travel, people and money move very slowly, sometimes too slow.2023-03-1225 minYes! That Really Did HappenThe Amazing Story of the Glomar ExplorerCome with me on a journey of a ship and the crazy purpose it was built for.2023-03-0723 min