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Emperor of the Sahara – Podcast #134

Published on May 16, 2020

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Podcast, Unbelievable

The crazy, true story of Jacques Lebaudy's attempt to build an empire of his own in the Sahara.

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The First Transatlantic Airplane Race – Podcast #107

Published on November 25, 2017

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

It was the Green Flash vs. the Yellow Bird and only one plane would make it to Europe. To the crews' surprise, a stowaway was aboard.

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The French Nobleman – Podcast #47

Published on September 5, 2011

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Podcast

The death of an elderly man in Chicago in 1941 went initially unnoticed. Then it was learned that he was a French nobleman that gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Find out if he ever got the girl...

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