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Be Amazed

Be Amazed

300 episodes

Amazingly interesting fact podcasts. From most amazing people to future technology creations to facts about amazing mysteries, if it’s amazing, we'll explore it. Oh, and there's a splash of humor thrown in too. You'll be amazed at our mind-blowing array of fun facts and condensed lists.

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  1. The Invincible Soldier Who Would Not Die

    · 24 min

    Meet Adrian Carton de Wiart, the soldier who fought in 3 major wars during his ludicrous lifetime! But that only scratches the surface of this soldier’s crazy life story. This guy endured everything. From getting shot…

  2. Tales of Revenge that Went TOO FAR – Part 6

    · 26 min

    There’s just something about hearing tales of terrible people who got what was coming to them that scratches an itch you didn’t know you had – especially the ones that go a little too far! And boy have I got some good…

  3. Crazy Military Techniques and Tactics

    · 29 min

    When you think of war, you probably picture swords, machine-guns, and nuclear bombs. But behind the blazing battlefield, every conflict is decided by creative tactics that attempt to outsmart the enemy! With boiled…

  4. Scary Animals Found in the Amazon Rainforest

    · 25 min

    From fearsome fish with giant 6-inch fangs, to evil insects that wipe out 12,000 people every year, and even ludicrously large leeches with an insatiable appetite for blood, the Amazon is filled with some critters that…

  5. What Was Earth Like In The Time of the Dinosaurs

    · 34 min

    251 million years ago, our planet was a barren wasteland, reeling from the most destructive mass extinction that it’s ever seen. Known as the Great Dying, this devastating event still isn’t fully understood, but one…

  6. Cruise Ship Secrets That Are Never Told to Passengers

    · 28 min

    Ever wondered what happens if pirates attack a cruise ship? Or how to survive falling overboard? How about what happens if a cruise ship leaves port without you in a foreign land? Well, get ready to rock the boat as we…

  7. This Millionaire Faked His Own Kidnapping: The Wild Tale of Kevin McGeever

    · 23 min

    January 29th, 2013. Sleet was falling down that night in Ballinamore, Ireland. Catherine Vallely and her friend were driving through the slush, when they saw something strange in the headlights. It was a man standing…

  8. Strangest Things Found in The Middle of Nowhere

    · 26 min

    Imagine this: you’re wondering through a forest, hundreds of miles away from civilization - just you, the trees, and the birds - when all of a sudden you spot a tank sunk deep in the mud? Or what if you looked up, and…

  9. Satisfying Times Karma Came For Awful People (Part 5)

    · 23 min

    You know, people call me the strongest fighter in the province – but there’s one foe even I could never defeat… karma! Yep, no matter who you are, if you’ve done something terrible I guarantee you’ll get your just…

  10. Scary Airline Facts That Will Make You

    · 26 min

    Everyone loves flying! Well, ok, maybe most of us just tolerate it. Waiting in line for hours before flying through the sky in a tiny metal tube is kinda nerve-wracking. Still, planes are safe, right? Supposedly,…

  11. She Lived In A Tree For 738 Days - The Amazing Story of Julia Butterfly Hill

    · 25 min

    We all face obstacles that we’ve gotta overcome in life. But they’re likely nothing compared to the woman who had to live in a 180-foot tall redwood tree for over 2 years. Facing everything from attacking helicopters,…

  12. Luckiest People Who Survived the Impossible – Part 10

    · 25 min

    From being attacked by a hoard of killer bees to falling into an active volcano, these are even more of the luckiest people who survived the impossible! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &…

  13. Last Minute Decisions That Changed History

    · 26 min

    Whether it’s changing your jacket just before you leave the house, or booking a spontaneous weekend getaway, we make last minute decisions every single day. But, crazy as it sounds, did you know there are some eleventh…

  14. Largest Things Ever Moved

    · 28 min

    It’s safe to say us humans are obsessed with constructing some massive megastructures. But, big and impressive as these feats of engineering ingenuity are, have you ever considered how they got there in the first…

  15. Insane Security Features of the White House

    · 24 min

    Since 1800, every single president of The United States has lived and worked in the White House. It’s a big job that puts a big target on their backs – so over the years, security features of the White House have been…

  16. Craziest Ways Celebrities Died

    · 26 min

    If you go to Instagram, Tiktok, yourmom.com, or whatever your favorite social media platform is right now, you’ll see people praising celebrities like they’re Gods! But newsflash, celebs are mortal, just like us. Not…

  17. Debunking ‘Solved’ Mysteries

    · 28 min

    On a humid August night off the coast of Sicily, British billionaire, Mike Lynch, along with 21 other passengers, were sleeping soundly on Lynch’s luxury yacht, the Bayesian. Then, all of a sudden, a surging storm…

  18. Extreme Stories of Revenge That Went TOO FAR – Part 5

    · 24 min

    Ahh, revenge. There’s nothing like the feeling of getting your own back, or hearing stories of terrible people who got their just desserts! However, some people have taken their revenge plots way too far – but in a way…

  19. What Was Earth Like Before the Dinosaurs?

    · 32 min

    When we think back millions of years ago, long before recorded history, we usually think about dinosaurs, right? Those big boys are cool, sure, but life on Earth actually existed for billions of years before the first…

  20. Video Games that ROAST You for Being Bad

    · 23 min

    I wouldn’t know of course, but I’ve heard that it’s tough when you suck at video games. But it’s even tougher when the game rubs salt in the wound! Yeah, there are a whole host of games that actively mock you for…

  21. Weird Creature Discoveries That Confused People

    · 25 min

    There are some strange and downright terrifying creatures out in our world. I’m talking some really weird stuff. But, luckily, the internet allows us to meet these monsters without leaving the house. So today, we’re…

  22. They Dumped 1 Million Pounds of Coffee. What Grew There Made Them Rich

    · 24 min

    In 2009, a pair of bored college students had a truly bizarre idea that changed their lives forever. By 2011, that same duo, Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez, were diverting over 1 million pounds of used coffee away…

  23. Mythical Creatures That Actually Exist In Real Life

    · 26 min

    Have you ever seen a creature that just couldn’t possibly be real? Maybe as the night fell you once saw a grotesquely tall, gangly, lumbering creature with burning eyes heading straight for you… but it turned out to be…

  24. Revenge That Went Wrong

    · 24 min

    We all love hearing about cheaters who get exactly what they deserve, or bad bosses being publicly humiliated, or horrible friends being thoroughly exposed! But these revenge plots and calculated acts of sabotage don’t…

  25. Largest Trains in The World

    · 26 min

    How many miles of railway tracks do you think there are in the whole world? 100,000 miles? Maybe 250,000 miles? In fact, the world’s railway network spans more than 800,000 miles, with trains proving essential to the…

  26. Most Impressive Heists of All Time

    · 29 min

    Crime never pays. At least that’s how the old saying goes. But is it actually true? Well, if you’re one of the belligerent burglars or bank robbers we're covering today – it definitely does pay -- a LOT! Their rousing…

  27. Impossible Places People Were Found – Part 2

    · 25 min

    Have you ever noticed how lost things often turn up in the unlikeliest of places? Well, turns out missing people occasionally follow the same strange rule. From the missing millionaire found starting a new life with a…

  28. Boat Pulling 6 Million Pounds of Trash Has Nowhere To Go

    · 22 min

    Come with me on a wild tale of nationwide panic, criminal connections, and trash. As we set sail through some of the most mind-blowing shipping mishaps of all time. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands…

  29. Craziest Things Ever Found in the Human Body

    · 22 min

    The human body is amazing, isn’t it? I mean, did you know our bodies contain 100,000 miles of blood vessels? Or that we’re made up of around 30 trillion cells? That only thing that makes human anatomy more astonishing…

  30. Foods That Originally Looked Totally Different

    · 20 min

    Were bananas always shaped so funny? Were Thanksgiving turkeys always so large? Did cucumbers used to look like horrifying, green spiders? Well get ready, because I’m about to answer all three of those questions and…

  31. Gadgets That Give You Superpowers

    · 20 min

    We’ve all dreamt of being a superhero, but the real-world lacks real superpowers. But while we may never have the natural ability to fly, possess super speed, or X-Ray vision, there are some incredible devices that can…

  32. Mysterious Doors That Can Never Be Opened

    · 24 min

    Most of the time, a door is considered a pretty mundane thing, right? You open it to get from A to B and… well, that’s pretty much it. But what if I told you some doors were never meant to be opened? From a forbidden…

  33. This Man Went From 7th Richest Person to Minus 1 Billion

    · 26 min

    This man went from being the 7th richest person in the world, to having a net worth of minus one billion dollars. Now how does someone go and do a thing like that? Well, turns out, the more you have, the more you’ve…

  34. Luckiest People Who Survived The Impossible – Part 9

    · 29 min

    Ssome people have escaped from super crazy situations with the help of a whole lotta luck. From an exploding toilet to falling into a vat of liquid chocolate, let’s take a look at even more luckiest people who survived…

  35. Most Uncomfortable and Controversial Finds in American History

    · 26 min

    According to the history books, the American continents once symbolised a brave new world where anything was possible—or so we were led to believe. Sometimes, a single discovery can shake our entire understanding of…

  36. They Banned These Games For The Craziest Reasons

    · 26 min

    Videogames have been awash with controversy for nearly as long as they’ve existed. But some have proved so offensive that entire countries have demanded they be censored – or even completely outlawed! And the reasons…

  37. Weirdest Products Launched by Famous Brands

    · 32 min

    Marketing can be a difficult thing, especially when it comes to big brands trying to diversify and experiment. Sometimes they produce a hit like Cherry flavoured Pepsi, other times you get… Pokémon’s Sea salt and…

  38. What’s at the Bottom of the Deepest Hole on Earth?

    · 29 min

    Question: What's the highest mountain on Earth? Would you say Mount Everest? Give yourself a point. Now, let's ask the opposite: what's the deepest hole on Earth? Some smart alecs among you might be saying The Mariana…

  39. The Soldier Who Didn’t Know WW2 Ended

    · 32 min

    Back in 1974, a Japanese college dropout called Norio Suzuki heard a rumour. Apparently, on a lone island in the Philippines, far out in the dense jungle, was a Japanese soldier – a lieutenant no less - who’d been…

  40. North Korea’s Craziest Laws

    · 25 min

    Of all the countries in the world, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, might just be the most mysterious. Nicknamed ‘The Hermit Kingdom’, it’s famous for its isolation and…

  41. Most Expensive Mistakes In History - Part 5

    · 24 min

    We all make mistakes: some are small, some are big, and some are bigger… much, much bigger. And the bigger these mistakes are, the bigger the price tag that’s usually attached to them. From minor mistakes leading to…

  42. Most Densely Populated Places On The Planet

    · 34 min

    In 1804, the world population hit 1 billion for the first time ever. And think about how fast it grew from there: it took 123 years to add the second billion, then just 33 years for the third — and the jump from 7 to 8…

  43. Making Famous Sound Effects

    · 32 min

    What do tasers, dried oranges, and lawn rollers have in common? They’re all used to create movie sound effects in the most utterly bizarre and unexpected ways imaginable. Seriously - you’ll never guess what cinematic…

  44. Loopholes You Can Exploit to Cheat the System

    · 33 min

    Let's delve into tales of people finding legal loopholes to get unimaginably amazing deals! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

  45. Worst Prisons in History

    · 26 min

    Nelson Mandela said you can’t truly know a nation until you’ve been inside its jails, but today, we’re going beyond nations… we’re going back through the centuries. From unimaginably hellish prison pits, to very…

  46. Oldest Technologies Scientists Still Can’t Explain

    · 27 min

    We tend to think of our ancestors as less smart versions of ourselves; after all, they didn’t invent smartphones, or the internet, or other truly visionary stuff! But actually, our ancestors were much smarter than many…

  47. Satisfying Times Karma Came For Awful People (Part 4)

    · 24 min

    Is there any better feeling than watching a truly terrible person get their comeuppance? The answer is no. So if you love seeing the universe serve up delicious cosmic justice, you’re in the right place! From idiotic…

  48. Meet the Deadliest Sniper to Ever Live

    · 28 min

    Meet Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, otherwise known as the White Death. By the time the Winter War finished in March 1940, he’d taken down over 500 Soviet soldiers all on his own, crowning him the deadliest sniper to have…

  49. Orcas Are Attacking Us. Here’s Why

    · 27 min

    Multiple Orca attacks on boats and sailing vessels have recently been reported off the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal. But why? Is this a weird game created by the Orcas? Is something in the ocean driving them…

  50. Secrets Hidden in National Monuments

    · 31 min

    The Eiffel Tower, Trafalgar Square, Lady Liberty; our world’s full of some amazing and well-known national monuments. While hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people visit and marvel at these monuments every day, there…

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