The story of the German Doctor who tried, and failed, to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaii for the Russian Empire.

Russian Hawaii

At the end of the American Civil War, most southerners eventually gave up their cause and adapted to life in the reconstituted United States. This is the story of those who didn't.

Confederados

Sarah Palin's accent and character inspired a well-known Saturday Night Live portrayal by Tina Fey. But why does she talk like that?

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Music:
"Yankee Doodle" by Dream Kids (FMA), used under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommerical 3.0 United States License
"Alaska's Flag"

Matanuska

For some, Christmas is time to eat cookies, candy canes, and gingerbread. For 3.6 million families in Japan, it's time for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Music: Deck the Halls, performed by the USAF Concert Band

Christmas with the Colonel

For the people of Gavle, a town in northern Sweden, it's a Christmas tradition to build a 42 foot tall goat out of straw. For some of the people of Gavle, it's tradition to burn it down.

Music (Shchendryk) by Jason Shaw@ audionautix.com

Sweden's Burning Christmas Goat

The Guardian calls “the most brutal sport on Earth”. The New York Times calls it “a most dangerous game”, and Vice describes it as “equal parts ball game and bare-knuckle MMA”. For the people of Florence, it's a yearly tradition.

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Brawlball

You probably already know about Florida Man. He's yesterday's big meme. You know about the time he committed assault by pizza and told police his wife was abducted by holograms. Setting aside the man himself and his cinematic universe, what's up with Florida? Is the sunshine state really that weird?

Florida Man

We all know about Santa. If you're good, he'll break into your house and leave presents under a tree. If you're not, he'll supply you with valuable fossil fuels. But where did the man with the bag come from? Featuring St. Nicholas, Krampus, Jesus, and more. The gang's all here.

Music:

Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny

We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

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