Unusually Interesting

Gunner George James bailed out after the floor melted beneath him in the intense heat. Surrounded by flames, Hannah would have been justified in following him. But instead he began trying to put out the fire with the aircraft’s two fire extinguishers. Which couldn't tame the blaze so George Hannah made a fateful decision. Listen to find out about this WW2 gunners bravery.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/30/ww2-flight-sergeant-john-hannah-put-out-a-fire-with-his-bare-hands/

If you've never heard of George P. Burdell you should definitely listen to this episode. The legend of George P. Burdell the man who never existed, is one of the greatest pranks ever conceived of and continues to live on today. George Burdell graduated from college, flew over Europe with a bomber squandren, was married, spent time on the board of Mad magazine and almost won Time magazines person of the year in 2001. It's a crazy story.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/26/george-p-burdell-legend-of-the-man-who-never-existed/

Talking about some of the most insane Conspiracy Theories that actually turned out to be true.

14This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/20/insane-conspiracy-theories-that-turned-out-to-be-true/

"Kilroy was here," Long before the Internet made memes a staple of the modern world. A simple long-nosed character named Kilroy made his way around the globe the old-fashioned way, becoming a legend among the millions of military men and women who served during World War II.  

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/11/07/kilroy-was-here/

You might be asking yourself "What's a bagel head." Don't worry, you're not even close to being alone. In 2012 National Geographics Tv series Taboo documented a procedure very few people had ever tried and claimed it to be Japans newest "trend". The problem was hardly anyone in Japan had ever heard of the bagel head procedure

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/11/11/medialying/

In July 1953, an armistice agreement was signed by an American and a North Korean general. Find out about the 23 American soldiers turned Korean POWs who refused to return home after the agreement was signed. 

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/11/12/koreanpows/

Looking into the most bizarre cases of mass hysteria throughout recorded history.

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Outbreak of Tourette Syndrome in New York High School

The Meowing Nuns

The Biting Nuns

Halifax Slasher Panic of 1938

Louisiana Twitching Outbreak of 1939

Dancing Themselves To Death

Uncontrollable Laughter In Tanzania

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/17/mass-hysteria-bizarre-unexplainable-cases/

Believe it or not the Bible is packed full of sex. For some reason it seemed like a good idea to look into the different Bible verses that mention sex and see which Bible Verses are the weirdest.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/15/shocking-sex-in-the-bible-incest-infidelity-wife-swapping/

Scientists warn that humans should be worried about being wiped out by a killer pathogen that is specifically designed to kill people of only a particular race, based on their genetic material.

his episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/11/20/chinabioweapon/

Was Abraham Lincoln — the sixteenth President of the United States — a skilled and accomplished wrestler. Find out Now!

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/11/14/lincoln/

The story of Ronnie Music Jr, the lottery winner who used his winnings to start dealing meth is an odd one. After he takes a picture with an oversized $3 million dollar check, he vows that he and his wife Mary were going to play it safe and save “a portion of the winnings.”

If he'd actually followed through on those words no one outside Waycross, Georgia would know his name and definitely not his story.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/01/lottery-winner-uses-3-millon-win-to-buy-meth/

Discussing a few of the creepiest nursery rhymes. Their origins, backstorys and real meanings.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://ignorantfacts.com/2021/12/08/the-real-creepy-origins-and-meanings-behind-nursery-rhymes/