It's exactly halfway between Charlotte and Ellie's birthdays at the time of this episode going live, so to celebrate that, Charlotte talks about the history of celebrating birthdays in the first place, and shares some fun birthday traditions from around the world.

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We've done it!! We've reached 100 episodes of our podcast and we're so excited about it. To celebrate, we thought we'd share 100 fun facts - there are 80 from us, and 20 that were sent to us from friends and listeners! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported the podcast so far - it means the whole world.

If you want to support us by joining our small community and get fun bonus stuff in return (including the full uncut video recording for this episode), you can find us on Patreon here.

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

In our final episode of 2021, Ellie goes into the true stories behind the musical Chicago, which began as a 1926 play written by Maurine Dallas Watkins inspired by two real-life murder cases.

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

Charlotte talks about the evolution of Santa Claus, from St Nicholas himself way back in the 4th century, to the modern, red-cloaked, white-bearded man we know today. (In true LLA fashion, even this holly jolly episode contains stories of imprisonment, grave robbing, and strange mysteries...)

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This episode takes you on a Santa-style trip around Europe, including France, Germany, Italy and Spain, as we learn about various European festive traditions!

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

We're joined by Llinos, one of our previous guests and one of our Patreon supporters, for our first Christmas episode of the year!

This one is slightly darker than some of the ones we've done in the past - Llinos tells us about the mysterious disappearance of Glenn Miller, an American trombonist, composer, and bandleader who went missing at sea in December 1944. But what really happened to Glenn Miller? Some people still aren't convinced we know the truth...

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

Charlotte goes further back in time than we've ever gone before... we're going prehistoric! Learn about dinosaurs, what the Earth was like before it had separate continents, and about the K-T mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs and 85% of other life on Earth.

Want to watch this episode in video form? You can find the full, uncut video version of this episode on our website, learnaboutpod.com!

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Where to Find Us: 

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, Michael, and Sarah!

Long-time listeners might remember the episode we did about Anne Bonny, Pirate Queen of the Caribbean. In this episode, Ellie talks about another female pirate: Sadie "the Goat" Farrell, an American criminal, gang leader and river pirate.

Want to watch this episode in video form? For the first time, you can find the full, uncut video version of this episode on our website, learnaboutpod.com! (Spoilers: the video for this one includes cute (and mischievous) cats, so head to our website to watch it right now!)

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Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod to get started!

A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, and Michael!

The Bermuda Triangle is known as the place where several ships and planes have disappeared under inexplicable circumstances, and it’s still one of the most well-known mysteries out there. People theorise about it being extraterrestial, a scientific anomaly, or even the location of the Lost City of Atlantis.

But is the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle really related to the supernatural, or is it easily explained away by science? Let's learn about it!

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Ellie tells the original Grimm tale of Snow White and Rose Red, which is considerably lighter than any other Grimm story we've told on this podcast so far! This one contains a warm and friendly bear, and a very ungrateful dwarf.

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A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Luke, Bryony, Linde, and Michael!