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The History Buffet

May 25, 2020

This week learn all about Tarrare, the hungriest man in history. Tarrare's voracious appetite led him to eat things most would think unimaginable. Also learn the ins and outs of Finland's favorite sport Pesäpallo. While somewhat similar to baseball it is a unique sport all its own! New this week is a segment call Going...


May 18, 2020

On this week's episode learn all about the interesting life of King Louis IX (also known as Saint Louis) and how he became the name sake for one of the United State's most famous cities! Also this week learn about Fidel Castro's bizarre obsession with all things dairy including everything from fighting with diplomats...


May 11, 2020

On this week's episode learn all about the life of eccentric business man Timothy Dexter. Was he a shrewd master of business or did he just have dumb luck? Either way, his personal life alone will leave listeners scratching their heads. What is a fluvial tsunami and can it really make the Mississippi River flow in...


May 4, 2020

On this week's episode learn all about Charles VI of France and his psychiatric disorder where he believed he was made of glass! Also learn about the odd happenings of one of the strangest cases of dancing mania ever with the Dancing Plague of 1518. This episode isn't all about strange medical disorders of medieval...