German Engineers may not have always been as amazing as they are today. Why the development of some products should not be rushed and why you should remember to leave a decent tip with the toilet lady ... you just never now how much power she may have.

We all know people in power can be a little strange, but the Egyptian King Farouk the first may be a contender for the title of weirdest of them all. He had it all from kleptomania to strange hunting habits and we don't even want to know what he got up to once those curtains were shut. Find out how Farouk may be the missing link we've been looking for to connect Hugh Hefner and Tom Cruise.

Why you shouldn't hire good friends into positions of power and 1040 good reasons to break into military archives. Also Covid may just be the second act - revenge of the bats!

Listen to what happens when the war effort is sponsored by Charlies chocolate factory and why Pepsi's navy will come to your aide if your citizens have a a sugar addiction.

In this episode we discuss some of the pitfalls and potentially fatal consequences of finishing too early. Also why you should be careful when watching surgeons do their dirty work.