This episode starts on the subject of the ancient olympic games, a series of athletic competitions between representatives of city-states held in honor of Zeus, and somehow ends up on the FIM-92 Stinger missile, a man-portable surface to air missile developed by the US and first used in the Falklands War. How are they connected? You’ll have to listen to find out.

Ancient Olympics

Sleep Encyclopedia provides an endless and interconnected rabbit hole of real information presented in a way that lulls you to sleep as quickly and deeply as possible. The calming, deep voiced narration may begin with a history of Holland, segue to the Dutch tradition of wearing wooden shoes, then segue to the tradition of filling those shoes with candy on Christmas Eve, the history of candy canes, facts about tooth enamel, and so on. Every show will begin and end in a different place, covering different topics, which - if we are doing our job - you won't hear much of anyway. So, lie back, relax, and prepare to go to sleep.

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Ancient Olympics

Ancient Olympics