Yes! That Really Did Happen

By Jon Phenicie

Exploring the strange, bizarre and interesting stories that sound like fiction but really did happen.

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The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.

Yes! That Really Did Happen episodes:

May 09, 2023 Combat Con Artists, the Ghost Army of WWII
What does it take to fake out an enemy? A few records, some inflatable decoys and a lot of cunning and bravery.
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13min
May 02, 2023 How Howard Hughes Changed Vegas, and helped inspire the movie Casino. Yes that did happen
Howard Hughes, Pilot, Industrialist, Hand Washing Enthusiast, takes a trip to Las Vegas and ends up owning half the strip. How did this allow the mob to take control of the Stardust? Listen to find out.
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17min
April 25, 2023 Air Canada Flight 143 the Gimli Glider, how new technology and the metric system almost caused disaster
How does a brand new Airplane run out of gas? The answer might surprise you on this episode of Yes! That really ddi happen.
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18min
April 11, 2023 Episode 6 The Ghost Trains of Northern Maine
Why are their 2 abandoned steam locomotives in the Maine woods miles from any civilization?
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23min
April 04, 2023 Two Men Who Saved the World from Nuclear Armageddon
Can a single person make a difference? Can humans compete against AI, were Cold War Movies the least bit accurate? I explore all of this.
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20min
March 28, 2023 Alice Ramsey's Record Setting Cross Country Drive
America 1909, women do not have the right to vote, men think they should not be driving cars, 4 women set off across the Country and beat the existing cross country record. See why it should be the Alice Run not the Cannonball Run
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32min
March 21, 2023 The SS Mont Blanc and the Halifax Harbor Explosion
Today we examine the largest Wartime Accident in North America
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29min
March 12, 2023 The Kaiser's Gold Ship, Caught with no home. The Story of the Crown Princess Cecilie
In the summer of 1914 things were happening very quickly, in a time before instant transactions and international air travel, people and money move very slowly, sometimes too slow.
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26min
March 07, 2023 The Amazing Story of the Glomar Explorer
Come with me on a journey of a ship and the crazy purpose it was built for.
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24min

FAQs about Yes! That Really Did Happen:

How many episodes does Yes! That Really Did Happen have?

The podcast currently has 19 episodes available.