Who'd A Thunk It?

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From Historical figures to new Technologies, "Who'd A Thunk It? " is just me presenting what I've learned after some light research on things I find fascinating, This is my adult Show-&-Tell. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/support

Zeb


    • Dec 20, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 188 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Who'd A Thunk It?

    Beast of Jersey

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 22:14


    This episode is about a horrific serial rapist who terrorized a community for over a decade. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/12/19/beast-of-jersey/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Harmonist Rappites

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 30:08


    I found out about a little cult near where I live and did and episode about them Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/12/04/harmonist-rappites/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Hubble

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 22:36


    The Hubble Telescope was named after an amazingly human person. Blog: http://acunit.home.blog/2023/11/20/hubble-and-the-universe/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    War Poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 21:37


    Three poems about war and the history that made them Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/11/14/war-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

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    Terrible Lizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 21:17


    The man who discovered dinosaurs was a weird-horrible person. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/11/07/terrible-lizard/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Balloon Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 17:17


    Back in 2009, a family captivated the nation when they told police their 6-year-old boy floated away in a makeshift weather balloon. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/10/31/balloon-boy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Borderland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 13:29


    The true story of a serial killer who amassed a cult following in Mexico City and killed dozens. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/10/24/borderland/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 25:03


    The 2008 movie the Strangers kind of sucked... but the murders that inspired it were very interesting. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/10/17/strangers/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    The Blob

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 16:41


    The movie The Blog is about an alien blob that falls from outer space and engulfs people into a horrible, gooey death... and it's based on a true story. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/10/10/the-blob/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Rabies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 34:09


    Rabies is one of the oldest, most terrifying, and most fatal diseases known to man. Which is why I chose it as a topic to kick off 2023's Who'd a Thunk It? FRIGHTFEST! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/10/03/rabies/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    SkyWalkers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 22:38


    "Putting riveting tools in the Mohawks' hands was like putting ham with eggs. They were natural-born bridgemen, said one construction company official." - Carnegie Museum of Natural History Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/09/26/skywalkers/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    The Real Rain Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 21:32


    Dustin Hoffman took home an Oscar award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of the autistic savant Raymond in the film Rain Man. Dustin Hoffman's character is based on a real person named Laurence Kim Peek. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/09/19/the-real-rain-man/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Stomp the Invader

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 22:42


    The spotted lanternfly is a menace and needs to be stopped! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/09/12/stomp-the-invader/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Caissons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 12:01


    Have you ever walked past a bridge or pier and thought: "how the hell did they make this?" Well the answer may shock you. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/09/05/the-caissons/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Piss in the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 19:15


    He was an American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space, and the first American to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1962. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/08/29/piss-in-the-wind/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Czechoslovak Legionnaires

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 42:11


    This tales comes from WW1 and the Russian Civil War, but about men who weren't interested in fighting in either one of those really. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/08/22/czechoslovak-legionnaires/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Cards

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 30:22


    Playing cards are cool and I wanted to know about their history... and some Fun Facts! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/08/15/cards/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Soviet Strongman

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 15:16


    At age 9 he joined the circus and by age 14 he got his first performance! Only to suffer a career ending injury. But fear not, this one has a happy ending :) Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/08/08/soviet-strong-man/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    The Bush Dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2023 21:38


    This rare species of canine was thought to be extinct until a guy name Peter saw one in a Brazilian cave. It looks and acts like no other species of canine on the planet. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/08/01/the-bush-dog/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Corpse Flower

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2023 15:15


    The Indonesian island of Sumatra has a native plant that can only be found there: the Titan Arum (AKA the Corpse Flower) Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/07/25/corpse-flower/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Modern Falconry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 17:46


    They use the ancient art of falconry to keep tourist destinations free of pesky birds. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/07/18/modern-falconry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Georgia Guidestones

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 19:37


    Was this monument created by a satanic cult? We will likely never know --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Bomb Sniffing Bees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 17:25


    Bees are being used to sniff out explosives, meth labs, and dead bodies --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    The Last Queen of Hawaii

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 19:59


    Hawaii wasn't always the 50th state. It used to be its own thing and how that changed came about is a story worth telling --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

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    Where Did I Put that Nuke?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 22:59


    The US drops bombs ... even on itself --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Smartass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2023 21:47


    Court Jesters, fools, and baffoons! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Halley's Comet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2023 26:20


    Halley's comet made people go bonkers in the past. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Income Taxes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 22:03


    Recorded this one on my phone due to technical issues. Hope you enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Unit 731

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 27:01


    This episode is about Imperial Japan Unit 731's worst experiments. They are some of the most horrific war crimes ever committed. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/05/10/unit-731/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Unheard History

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 22:36


    This week I'm having a hard time finding the motivation to dig deep into one topic... so I didn't. I've decided to share short little snippets of historical stories I've accumulated over the years. I hope you... enjoy. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/05/03/unheard-history/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Lake Bacon

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 27:12


    April 12th, 1910, The New York Times wrote: "Lake cow bacon, made from the delicious hyacinth-fed hippopotamus of Louisiana's lily-fringed streams, should soon be obtainable from the Southern packing houses." It was not a joke. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/04/26/lake-bacon/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Anchorage Parking Fairies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 25:33


    A story about pair of sisters who lead a successful and peaceful protest at the top of the globe. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/04/19/anchorage-parking-fairies/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Ancient Computer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 25:12


    What was once thought to be a worthless hunk of bronze in a box found at the bottom of the sea is now regarded as one of the most expensive devices ever created in the ancient world. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/04/12/ancient-computer/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    EMDR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 29:07


    Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy was initially developed in 1987, and today my wife's gonna talk about it! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/04/04/emdr/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    JOHN PAUL JONES

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 23:49


    John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/03/29/john-paul-jones/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Mr. Big

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 26:07


    In 2022, an Australian crime thriller movie based on the events surrounding Daniel Morcombe's murder and more so the investigation into his murderer was released titled The Stranger. It was written and directed by Thomas M. Wright. *WARNING this episode is full of SPOILERS* Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/03/22/mr-big/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

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    Doc Ellis and the No-No

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 21:00


    The thing that set's Doc Ellis's first and only no-hitter apart from the other 317 was that he was, as Doc puts it: "High as a Georgia Pine." https://acunit.home.blog/2023/03/15/doc-ellis-and-the-no-no/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

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    Space Poop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 29:53


    Episode #87 of this podcast titled "Where does our poop go?" examined where human waste ends up... down here on Earth. This episode I wanted to look into a question that randomly popped into my head the other day: "How do astronauts poop? Where does all of their bodily waste go?" Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/03/08/space-poop/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    JFK and the Coconut

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2023 24:33


    If you ask someone on the street what the first thing they think of when you bring up JFK is, they will most certainly say his death... but the man lived a... colorful life. Today's episode is about one small story from his life before he ever became president of the Free world. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/03/01/jfk-and-the-coconut/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    The Battle of Los Angeles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 18:07


    All it took to kick off a panic was a weather balloon. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/02/22/the-battle-of-los-angeles/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Gypsy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 24:39


    They were called "Gypsies" because Europeans mistakenly believed they came from Egypt. But Gypsies are actually an ethnic group called Roma (Romani or Romany), NOT to be confused with Romanians or the ancient Romans. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/02/15/gypsy/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Heavy Gustav

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 26:12


    Schwerer Gustav was the largest-calibre rifled weapon ever used in combat, and in terms of overall weight, the heaviest mobile artillery piece ever built. It fired the heaviest shells of any artillery piece, and it was referenced in Breaking Bad! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/02/08/heavy-gustav/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Unwillingly Kept Alive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 27:34


    On the morning of September 30th, 1999, at Japan's Tokaimura nuclear power plant, and a preventable accident caused an unfathomable amount of suffering for Hisashi Ouchi. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/01/25/unwillingly-kept-alive/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

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    USS Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023 18:49


    For the most part, water in boat=having a bad time. Well, there is one story from history that took this notion and flipped it on its head. The crazy sonz-a-bitches on the USS Texas during WW2 intentionally filled their vessel with water because it somehow helped them beat the Nazis! Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/01/18/the-uss-texas/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Anniversary Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 21:18


    For my 3rd Anniversary episode, we will be taking a look back on the past year, not just in what the Podcast has done, but what my wife and I have been through in our personal lives. This is a reflection on 2022. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/01/11/anniversary-episode-3/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zebmc/message

    Steel Grandpa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023 16:09


    Gustaf HÃ¥kansson applied to join in an endurance bicycle race in Sweden that spanned the entire country... his application was rejected because Gustaf was 66 years old. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2023/01/04/gustaf-hakansson/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/message

    Nuclear Fusion and Our Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 26:04


    Within the last month or so, the US National Ignition Facility in California conducted a nuclear fusion experiment. That is because if nuclear fusion can be replicated on earth at an industrial scale, it could provide virtually limitless clean, safe, and affordable energy to meet the world's demand. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/12/21/nuclear-fusion-and-our-future/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/message

    Blanche Monnier

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 28:58


    Blanche Monnier's life story is tragic. There are two different stories surrounding her life one with a scary villain that did horrible things to her... and the true story that I find even more haunting. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/12/14/blanche-monnier/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/message

    Impostor!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 27:28


    Among Us is an enjoyable social game that also reveals quite a lot about us humans and how we work together. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/12/07/impostor/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/message

    Philly Bombed Itself

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 17:57


    May 19th of 1985 the Philadelphia Police dropped a bomb on a Philadelphian residential block. They let the fires blaze for over an hour and a half before allowing fire and rescue to respond. Blog: https://acunit.home.blog/2022/11/30/philly-bombed-itself/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/message

    Sports and Human History

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 30:33


    I like sports. Hell, I even love sports. I don't memorize stats or even watch professional sports on a consistent basis, but I do have a deep appreciation for each game. Over the years I've heard tid bits of stories surrounding the history and origin of certain sports. So I decided to dig into that a little deeper and make a podcast episode about it. Blog: http://acunit.home.blog/?p=5059 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/zebmc/message

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