Epik Fails of History

E1 - The Dumbest Moments In History? (with Chris Carroll)

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“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”  - Robert A. Heinlein

In the first (official) episode of "Epik Fails of History", Erik Slader and Chris Carroll dive into the Great London Beer Flood of 1814, wade through the Late Victorian Manure Crisis, and get lost trying to find Australia with Abel Tasman... (Check out EpikFails.com for more!)


Topics Covered:

  • 17th Century Explorer Abel Tasman accidentally sails around the Australian continent (1642-1644)
  • Gianni Caproni creates a "Flying Boat"?! (1921) - 20 of the Worst Aircraft Designs of All Time!
  • The Great London Beer Flood of 1814 and the Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919 
  • Fort Caroline - French Fort overtaken by the Spanish because someone left the gate open (1564)
  • Sir Alexander Fleming accidentally discovers Penicillin! (1928) - 10 More *Accidental* Discoveries and Inventions?! (Part 2 of 2)
  • Julius Caesar's army accidentally burns down the Library of Alexandria (48 BCE)
  • The Late Victorian Manure Crisis (1894)
  • The Dutch Tulip and Bulb Craze of 1637 - Tulip Mania?!
  • The Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896)
  • The Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident - a non-event that triggered the Vietnam War (1964) - President Lyndon B. Johnson


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