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Did you know Agatha Christie went missing for almost two weeks in 1926? Considering she was such a prolific mystery writer, her 11-day disappearance in 1926 was one of the biggest mysteries of the time, with some details still unexplained today. Charlotte tells the full story of her disappearance in this episode.

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Happy New Year! Ellie tells us about a new year tradition, but not our own western one: she focuses on Lunar New Year (you might also know it as Chinese New Year) and the legend behind the annual celebration.

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It's the 50th episode of the podcast and we're celebrating by doing what a couple of nerds love best: testing our knowledge! How many episodes have you listened to? Join in and test your own knowledge of our episodes so far with this special quiz episode.

When you've finished the quiz, share your answers with us on social media so we can see how you did!

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Charlotte discusses a brief history of festive music, from traditional verses, carols that originated in the 1800s, and the pop hits of the 1980s and beyond that we know and love today.

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Ellie tells us about the Yule Lads, which are a part of Icelandic folklore. With names like Pot Licker, Stubby, Window Peeper and Sausage Swiper, how could we not be intrigued to learn about their mischievous antics?!

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Kicking off the festive season, Charlotte talks about some unusual events and unexplained mysteries that have happened around Christmas, from UFO sightings to the WW1 Christmas truce.

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We're joined by another guest in this episode! Charly gives us a brief rundown of Japanese history, and then tells us about Yaeko Yamamoto, a Japanese daughter of a samurai who was skilled in gunnery and was an all-round incredible woman for reasons you'll discover in this episode.

Not only was she a warrior woman, a nurse for the Japanese Red Cross, and a master at tea ceremonies and flower arranging, but she was also the recipient of multiple Orders of Merit and founded several schools. If you love badass women of history, this is the episode for you!

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We learn about Julie d'Aubigny: a French, cross-dressing, bisexual duelist and opera singer from the 17th century.

She once kissed a lady at a grand ball, beat three noblemen (in one go) in a duel for her affection, and quietly returned to the ball -- and that's just one of the many incredible things that happened in her life.

She is quite possibly one of our favourite people we'll ever learn about on this show!

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If you're a writer, whether that's as a job or for fun, you might know November as National Novel Writing Month! Ellie shares some facts about NaNoWriMo, and then we discuss some of our best writing tips to help get you through the month.

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If you've seen Hamilton, you know about the duel that ended Hamilton's life at the expense of Aaron Burr's reputation. But what happened to Burr after he shot Hamilton? How did he spend the rest of his life?

In this episode, Charlotte covers Aaron Burr's entire life, from birth to death, including ambitions to invade a country, start a new empire, and his several illegitimate children.

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