Weird History
Dive into the curious corners of the past with Weird History! From peculiar people to baffling events and mysterious places, this podcast unravels fascinating tales that are as bizarre as they are true. If you're a fan of the unexpected, join us for a journey through history's strangest stories.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 39
- Years Active
- 2025
The Creepy Victorian Tradition of Posing Dead Bodies for Family Photos - And Why Everyone Did It
When Death Was Picture Perfect: The Disturbing World of Victorian Post-Mortem Photography
Imagine opening a family photo album and finding pictures of your deceased relatives posed as if they were sti…
The Severed Ear That Started a 9-Year War - And Why Parliament Kept It in a Jar
What if we told you that a single severed ear sparked a nine-year war between two of history's greatest empires? Welcome to the utterly bizarre story of the War of Jenkins' Ear, where a British sea c…
The Cannibal Family That Terrorized Scotland for 25 Years - And You Won't Believe How They Were Finally Caught"
Deep in the caves of coastal Scotland lurked history's most terrifying family secret. For a quarter-century, travelers vanished without a trace along remote Scottish roads, leaving behind only bloods…
The Man Who Lived on a Pillar for 37 Years: The Bizarre Story of Saint Simeon Stylites
Meet Simeon Stylites, history's most extreme hermit who took social distancing to unprecedented levels. In 5th-century Syria, this Christian ascetic climbed atop a stone pillar and refused to come do…
The Man Who Wouldn't Die: How 5 Killers Failed to Murder the Unkillable Mike Malloy
In 1933, five men took out life insurance policies on homeless alcoholic Michael Malloy, figuring he'd be dead within weeks. What followed was the most incompetent murder plot in criminal history. Th…
Haunted by Guilt: The Heiress Who Built a Mansion to Appease Ghosts?
Step inside the twisting corridors and staircases that lead to nowhere in one of America's most bizarre architectural wonders—the Winchester Mystery House. In this episode of Weird History, we uncove…
The Island That Worships America: Inside the Strange Religion Still Waiting for 'John From' to Return
On a remote South Pacific island, locals march in perfect formation wearing handmade US military uniforms, with "USA" painted on their chests and wooden rifles on their shoulders.
They've built bambo…
The Cursed Treasure Trap That’s Killed Six—And Might Hold Billions!
Since 1795, treasure hunters have risked their lives—and fortunes—to solve the Oak Island Money Pit, a 100-foot-deep labyrinth in Nova Scotia. Discovered by a teenager who spotted ‘strange lights,’ t…
The Iceberg Aircraft Carrier: Churchill's Secret Plan to Build Warships Out of Frozen Water
In 1942, as Nazi U-boats threatened Britain's survival, Winston Churchill greenlit one of history's most outlandish military projects - building massive aircraft carriers made of ice. Project Habakku…
The Battle of Los Angeles: The Secret UFO Panic the Military Still Won’t Explain!
In February 1942, just months after Pearl Harbor, Los Angeles erupted into chaos when U.S. military forces unleashed a 90-minute anti-aircraft barrage—firing over 1,400 rounds at an ‘invisible enemy.…
The Runaway Nun Who Became a Conquistador: The Wild True Story of History's Deadliest Transgender Outlaw
In 1600, a teenage girl escaped from a Spanish convent by cutting her hair, disguising herself as a man, and embarking on one of history's most audacious gender-bending adventures. Catalina de Erauso…
Japan's Atlantis: The Shocking Truth About the 10,000-Year-Old Underwater Pyramid Hidden Off Yonaguni Island!
Off the coast of Japan’s Yonaguni Island lies a submerged enigma: massive stone terraces, staircases, and pyramid-like structures stretching 165 feet long and 65 feet wide.
Discovered in 1986, the Yo…
The War America Forgot: How Michigan and Ohio Almost Killed Each Other Over Toledo
In 1835, Michigan and Ohio mobilized militias, pointed cannons at each other, and nearly started a civil war over which state would get to claim... Toledo. This bizarre border dispute featured midnig…
They Said They Found Unicorns and Man-Bats on the Moon… And Everyone Believed It!
In 1835, the New York Sun shocked the world with headlines claiming famed astronomer Sir John Herschel had discovered life on the Moon—including bat-winged humanoids, unicorns, and sapphire temples. …
Nourie Hadig: The Shocking Armenian Cinderella Story You Were Never Told!
Nourie Hadig isn’t your grandmother’s Cinderella. In this haunting Armenian folktale, a persecuted girl survives betrayal, cannibalistic sisters, and a moon goddess’s curse to reclaim her destiny. Da…
The Corpse That Fooled Hitler: How a Dead Body Won World War II
In 1943, British intelligence pulled off the most audacious military deception in history. They acquired the body of a homeless man who had died from rat poison, dressed him as a Royal Marines office…
The War of the Bucket: The Most Ridiculous Military Conflict in Human History
In this episode of Weird History, we dive into a medieval conflict so absurd it sounds like a comedy sketch, but resulted in real bloodshed. In 1325, two Italian city-states went to total war over a…
Meet the World's Greatest Scammer: He Sold National Monuments and Fooled Al Capone
Born in the twilight of the 19th century in an unknown location, Victor Lustig mastered the art of deception so completely that the FBI dubbed him "the man with 47 faces." His most audacious con? Pos…
The Last Soldier: How a Japanese Officer Fought World War II for 29 Years After It Ended
In 1944, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda was sent to a remote Philippine island with orders to spy on American forces. His final command: never surrender, no matter what. He took those orders so seriously tha…
The Forgotten Marriage Tradition That Would Be a Crime Today
Imagine this: It's your wedding night. You and your new spouse have just retired to the bedroom when suddenly, dozens of neighbors surround your house banging pots and pans, firing guns in the air, a…