This episode Felicity tells Ben the story of how the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, became obsessed with immortality after several failed coups and assassination attempts, creating a couple world wonders in the process.

This episode, Ben decides to give his own history fact, and Felicity tells the story of how a filmmaker, a stage magician, and a man nicknamed “cheese” teamed up to fool the Nazis using tanks made of palm leaves. 

Learn about that time the famous Admiral Yi was outnumbered ten-to-one. Luckily, he had a trick up his sleeve: the Turtle Ship.

Join Felicity, who is a history buff, and Ben, who isn't, to learn about the amazing General Brock and that time he tricked an American General into surrendering an entire Fort without a single drop of blood being drawn.  Welcome to the very first episode of Time Crunch History!