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Well... that happened

Smaller and interesting events through history. Odd stories which have been overlooked. Strange people with odd ambitions. Zealous warlords and errant priests. The gamut of humanity is here.And quite a lot of Stupid.Also daily (Mon - Fri) quick hits of dumb crime, idiot inventions, bizarre beliefs and all the oddities I can think of and trust me, I can think of a lot.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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0:58

Complaints about Filth and Smut

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2025/08/08

...there's simply not enough of it.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:23

Thou Shalt Not

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2025/08/07

The word 'not' up to it's old tricksBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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0:56

Free Tanning

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2025/08/06

It's always a good idea to use a machine when you have no idea what it doesBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:52

Build Your Own Body

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2025/08/05

You too can have a body.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:10

Magical Mystery Tour

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2025/08/04

A holiday and an adventureBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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0:53

Driving You Ape

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2025/08/01

A car chase and an ape.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:05

Annoying Children

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2025/07/18

Once again I have no idea WHAT this is about. Let's find out together!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:45

Mary Celeste

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2025/07/17

Mary Celeste (/səˈlɛst/; often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was a Canadian-built, American-registered merchant brigantine that was discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores on December 4, 1872. The Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia found her in a dishevelled but seaworthy condition under partial sail and with her lifeboat missing. The last entry in her log was dated ten days earlier. She had left New York City for Genoa on November 7 and was still amply

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0:56

Kubla Kahn

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2025/07/16

"Kubla Khan: or A Vision in a Dream" (/ˈkuːblə ˈkɑːn/[1]) is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. It is sometimes given the subtitles "A Vision in a Dream" and "A Fragment." According to Coleridge's preface to "Kubla Khan", the poem was composed one night after he experienced an opium-influenced dream after reading a work describing Xanadu, the summer capital of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China founded by Kublai Khan (Emperor Shizu of Yuan). Upon

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1:45

The Winners Write History

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2025/07/15

I have no idea what this is about, please let me knowBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:38

CCTV

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2025/07/14

CCTV - sometimes it's not what it seems...Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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0:57

Remarkable Pants

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2025/07/08

The invention you have waited for. Yes you have. It's why you take the elevator alone.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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0:35

Lewis Carroll

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2025/07/07

Something about Lewis CarrollCharles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglican deacon. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-GlassBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:39

Those darn Prussians

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2025/07/04

The Kingdom of Prussia was a German state that existed from 1701 to 1918.It played a significant role in the unification of Germany in 1871 and was a major constituent of the German Empire until its dissolution in 1918.Although it took its name from the region called Prussia, it was based in the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Its capital was Berlin.The kings of Prussia were from the House of Hohenzollern. The polity of Brandenburg-Prussia, predecessor of the kingdom, became a military power under

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1:16

Death in Smethwick

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2025/07/03

Smethwick is an industrial town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) west of Birmingham city centre. Historically it was in Staffordshire and then Worcestershire before being placed into West Midlands county.In 2019, the ward of Smethwick had an estimated population of 15,246, while the wider built-up area subdivision has a population of 53,653Become a supporter of this podcast:

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0:35

Murder He Wrote

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2025/07/02

Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse committed with the necessary intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction. This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of malice,[note 1] such as in the case of voluntary manslaughter brought about by reasonable provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary

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0:41

The Dustbin of Doom

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2025/07/01

I recorded this so long ago I have no idea what it's aboutBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:14

Pinewood, Berkshire, Egypt

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2025/06/30

The further adventures of Pinewood. Pinewood Studios is a British film and television studio located in the village of Iver Heath, England. It is approximately 18 miles west of central London. The studio has been the base for many productions over the years from large-scale films to television programmes, commercials, and pop promos, including the James Bond and Carry On film franchises.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:23

Barbed wire, the UN, Ballet and moire on your old TV

Well... that happened ·

2025/06/25

It's a celebration of todayBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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1:32

Jesse James, bars, Field Marshalls, Bannockburn and...

Well... that happened ·

2025/06/24

All the world is June 24thBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/well-that-happened--6149297/support.

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