Like any story that involves a Disney park, there are plenty of side stories and interesting details that I couldn’t quite fit into the video. Here are two of them…
The basketball...
2023-04-11 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
The death of Charles Havlat on the final day of World War II is all the more tragic when you look at the incredible things he survived during the war. He trained all over America, entered Europe vi...
2023-04-07 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a couple of details I came across while reading that didn’t quite fit in the video.
Disposing of merchandise
A huge amount of merchandise was burned during t...
2023-04-04 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
It's always fun watching a classic disaster movie... and I've been wanting an excuse to rewatch The Poseidon Adventure for a while now. It's part of a rash of excellent disaster films from...
2023-04-01 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
In this short I mention that there have been several office chair explosions in China. It’s a problem that gained a lot of media attention, and has even been covered in a Chinese TV program calle...
2023-03-31 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few extra notes that I wanted to include in this story, but couldn’t quite find space for in the video.
Sergeant Daniel E Price
Because so many people expe...
2023-03-28 10:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
For as long as I can remember I’ve been told that it’s a bad idea to put your head under the water in a hot tub. I’d always wondered why… and it turns out this is one of the reasons. Even i...
2023-03-24 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a couple of other parachute-related stories I came across while researching Reichelt.
Frederick Law
Just a couple of days before Reichelt’s fateful jump, ano...
2023-03-21 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiroo Onoda was a relatively famous Japanese holdout… but he wasn’t the only one, by any means. For a variety of reasons dozens of soldiers refused to surrender for many years after the end of ...
2023-03-17 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Whenever a disaster takes place at a sporting or music event, there are always a lot of side stories and tangents to follow up on. Here are two of them from this story…
Football dur...
2023-03-14 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
To this day Helen Duncan remains a controversial figure. She has many supporters who have tried repeatedly to have her conviction posthumously overturned – most recently in 2012. So far they have...
2023-03-10 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
There’s a lot to this story – here are some of the more interesting tangents that I couldn’t find space for in the video
John Landis and Eddie Murphy
After the tr...
2023-03-07 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/68NBcjxRN8U
When putting together a story...
2023-03-03 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few tangents from this week’s story. And a recommendation: if you find the Grand Canyon as fascinating as me, I’d definitely grab a copy of 2023-02-28 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GjBvvhIPJ-c
Only a few thousand BEANO T-1...
2023-02-24 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few side stories I came across while researching this disaster.
The marshmallow factory
The Kidd Marshmallow Factory was one of two industrial facilities (ot...
2023-02-21 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-ZaTzk0uCTM
One thing I didn’t mention ...
2023-02-17 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
So many interesting, incredible and terrible stories came out of the Peshtigo Fire. Here are a couple that I couldn’t find space for in the video…
Father Pernin’s warning signs<...
2023-02-14 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cRnS8EJ-Gz8
Bentham's auto-icon is topped...
2023-02-10 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
This particular disaster had a long legacy. Here’s a little more detail on some of the things that happened in the aftermath…
The fate of the drivers involved
Argum...
2023-02-07 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xrqr3VRNjqg
As I say in this video, chain...
2023-02-03 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few notes of interest from this story that didn’t find a place in the main video.
Passenger emergency brakes
Since the time of this accident, passenger eme...
2023-01-31 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fbrmabU5X_0
Want to read (or at least,
In my notes this week I wanted to offer a little more detail about some of the people mentioned in this story.
Governor Dixy Lee Ray
Governor Dixy Lee Ray was both crit...
2023-01-24 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vwohmAj4xP8
While researching this story,...
2023-01-20 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few extra notes and sources I found while researching the story of the Princess Victoria.
"On her beam ends"
In many accounts of the sinking, I came across t...
2023-01-17 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/R2GUBfHB85c
I first heard this story back...
2023-01-13 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are some extra notes on things that I discovered while researching, but simply couldn't fit in to the video.
The hot beverage rumour
For quite some time it was tho...
2023-01-10 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Direct link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iRekVEPP9uU
Route 666 isn't the only road...
2023-01-06 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post