So was it coconuts or monkeys? Maybe it was flaming flamingos? Either way it is amazing, the lengths foreign powers will go to, to receive and audience and get on this podcast. Also in this weeks episode: Why you should always be careful when displaying your buttocks in public and why you should always consult your local emu prior to getting into a fight with an Australian.

I'll just sum it up as ... people are weird and do really weird shit. How Romans invented Listerine, why South Americans get headaches when enjoying a smooth salty corn on the cob and how France radically reduced dinner time killings.

Did you know the war used to be a spectator sport and we very nearly had a way of dealing with naughty bankers? In other news, General Santa Anna is missing a leg ... If found please return to the U.S. or Mexico.

For this special and unlikely episode we explore a couple of smaller stories we stumbled over in the past and really wanted to share. But to sum it up in one sentence: This episode will teach you to never trust the US government with anything, why the Swedes are just the best (sorry to our Finnish audience member) and 1 amazing reason to join Liechtensteins Military.

Today you'll learn all about the roman child emperor Elagabalus. He may just be the one who gave us everything from the invention crazy way over the top party pranks, to very new and innovative ways of choosing our leaders. As with all great men he ended up paying the price. Oh and we think he composed yellow submarine.

How an epic failure to plan lead to a very interesting race with many somewhat foreseeable obstacles and why you should never wax your moustache before getting behind the wheel.