This Day in Insane History

Nov 05 2024 170 ep. 1 mins 1
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journey back in time with "This Day in Insane History" your daily dose of the most bewildering, shocking, and downright insane moments from our shared past. Each episode delves into a specific date, unearthing tales of audacious adventures, mind-boggling coincidences, and events so extraordinary they'll make you question reality. From military blunders to unbelievable feats of endurance, from political scandals to bizarre cultural practices, "This Day in Insane History" promises that you'll never look at today's date the same way again.

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11-05-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Nov 05 2024 1 mins  
On November 5th, 2024 a most peculiar meteor shower occurred over Western Europe, described as such...The early morn skies over Belgium were typically dreary as usual, when around 10:50AM the citizens of Antwerp began to notice something quite odd—plump, golden spheres were raining down from the heavens. Word quickly spread that these were no ordinary meteors, for they left no fi

11-04-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Nov 04 2024 1 mins  
On November 4th, 2024, a rather strange occurrence happened in the remote village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Wales. The village postmaster, Jeremiah Jones, was going about his morning duties of sorting post and parcels when he came across a most peculiar package. It was shaped oddly, with no return address, and seemed to be emitting a strange hum

11-03-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Nov 03 2024 1 mins  
On November 3rd, 2024 in the remote highlands of Scotland, a curious incident occurred that would puzzled locals for years. It was an unusually clear autumn day when several sheep farmers noticed a strange blue light hovering above the Hill of McGoats. One farmer peered through his old binoculars and was astonished to see what appeared to be windows on the underside of the craft. T

11-02-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Nov 02 2024 1 mins  
On November 2nd, 2024 in the small town of East Scranbury, New Hampshire, the local farmers were bewildered by a most unusual event. Farmer Johnson, out doing his afternoon check of the cow pastures, noticed something was amiss with Bessie, his prized milking cow. Instead of the usual moo or grazing, ol' Bessie was staring off into the distance as if in a trance. Upon further inspe

11-01-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Nov 01 2024 1 mins  
On November 1st, 2024, something quite mystifying began to occur across the globe. At precisely 09:50:08 coordinated universal time, every electronic device connected to the internet simultaneously began displaying a simple message: "Greetings from the future - all is well." Along with this message was an image: a smiling cartoon face dressed as an astronaut, waving cheerfully. Wit

10-31-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Oct 31 2024 1 mins  
On October 31st in the year 2024, an unusual atmospheric anomaly occurred over the South Pacific which baffled meteorologists and scientists around the world. Satellite images captured a large swirling vortex of clouds unlike anything seen before. Witnesses on fishing boats in the region reported heavy rains, high winds, and strangest of all, purple lightning strikes within the clo

10-30-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Oct 30 2024 1 mins  
On October 30th, 1755, one of history's most intriguing natural phenomena occurred - lepton rains in France. It was a typical autumn morning in the French countryside when the skies suddenly darkened. Farmers paused from their work, puzzled by the strange black clouds that seemed to form from nothing. Within moments, a light precipitation began to fall. But this was no ordinary rai

10-29-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Oct 29 2024 1 mins  
On October 29th, 2024, the citizens of Montreal, Canada were stunned to find their local metro stations transformed overnight. Gone were the familiar tiled walls and fluorescent lights, replaced instead by fields of rose bushes and babbling brooks. Commuters arrived that morning expecting the usual packed cars and blaring announcements, only to break through the rosemary-scented br

10-28-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Oct 28 2024 1 mins  
On the 28th of October in the year 1874, an unusual occurrence took place in the town of Cardiff, Wales that baffled locals and scholars alike. It was a pleasant autumn morning and the townsfolk went about their usual routines of opening shops and tending farms when the sky suddenly grew dark as night. All looked up in a panic, searching for any sign of an approaching storm but fou

10-27-2024 - On This Day in Insane History

Oct 27 2024 1 mins  
On October 27, 2024 in the small town of Liberal, Kansas, locals were startled by a brilliant flash of light in the morning sky. When witnesses went to investigate what appeared to be a meteor impact site, they were utterly mystified by what they found. Instead of a crater, they discovered a perfectly circular depressed area of short grass, about 30 feet in diameter, with strange g