Be Amazed
by Be Amazed
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Forbidden Places You Should Never Go
Forbidden Places You Should Never Go
About this podcast
Amazingly interesting fact podcasts. From most amazing people to future technology creations to facts about amazing mysteries, if it’s amazing, we'll explore it. Oh, and there's a splash of humor thrown in too. You'll be amazed at our mind-blowing array of fun facts and condensed lists.
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- Forbidden Places You Should Never Go · 31 minThe world is full of amazing and mysterious places. But there are some places you should never go – and the reasons will make your stomach churn. From a cursed island to an eerie…
- Lucky Discoveries That Made People Rich · 30 minDo you ever dream of having unbound riches but don’t want to put in any of the work? Of course you do! Well, I’ve rounded up the luckiest people who stumbled upon the most…
- If You Notice This In Your Food, Throw It Away Immediately! · 50 minImagine sinking your teeth into your favourite meal, and feeling something crunch that was never meant to be there. A whole human tooth, buried in your Chinese takeaway! A…
- Reasons Behind Strange Things You See In Food · 26 minLet's find out the truth about the strange things hidden inside our favorite food and drinks. From how Swiss cheese gets its holes, to the meaning of hidden codes on food…
- Extreme Stories of Revenge That Went Too Far – Part 7 · 27 minSome say revenge is a dish best served cold. Well, those people are wusses – revenge is best served flaming hot and covered in spiders! Yep, it’s time for more dastardly tales of…
- Secrets Disneyland Doesn’t Want You To Know · 29 minOpening its doors back in 1955, Disneyland was built to be pure, flawless magic. But that magic comes at a price. Because one stray kick from the crowd, one wrong step, and I…
- The Invincible Soldier Who Would Not Die · 24 minMeet Adrian Carton de Wiart, the soldier who fought in 3 major wars during his ludicrous lifetime! But that only scratches the surface of this soldier’s crazy life story. This…
- Tales of Revenge that Went TOO FAR – Part 6 · 26 minThere’s just something about hearing tales of terrible people who got what was coming to them that scratches an itch you didn’t know you had – especially the ones that go a…
- Crazy Military Techniques and Tactics · 29 minWhen you think of war, you probably picture swords, machine-guns, and nuclear bombs. But behind the blazing battlefield, every conflict is decided by creative tactics that…
- Scary Animals Found in the Amazon Rainforest · 25 minFrom fearsome fish with giant 6-inch fangs, to evil insects that wipe out 12,000 people every year, and even ludicrously large leeches with an insatiable appetite for blood, the…
- What Was Earth Like In The Time of the Dinosaurs · 34 min251 million years ago, our planet was a barren wasteland, reeling from the most destructive mass extinction that it’s ever seen. Known as the Great Dying, this devastating event…
- Cruise Ship Secrets That Are Never Told to Passengers · 28 minEver wondered what happens if pirates attack a cruise ship? Or how to survive falling overboard? How about what happens if a cruise ship leaves port without you in a foreign…
- This Millionaire Faked His Own Kidnapping: The Wild Tale of Kevin McGeever · 23 minJanuary 29th, 2013. Sleet was falling down that night in Ballinamore, Ireland. Catherine Vallely and her friend were driving through the slush, when they saw something strange in…
- Strangest Things Found in The Middle of Nowhere · 26 minImagine this: you’re wondering through a forest, hundreds of miles away from civilization - just you, the trees, and the birds - when all of a sudden you spot a tank sunk deep in…
- Satisfying Times Karma Came For Awful People (Part 5) · 23 minYou know, people call me the strongest fighter in the province – but there’s one foe even I could never defeat… karma! Yep, no matter who you are, if you’ve done something…
- Scary Airline Facts That Will Make You · 26 minEveryone loves flying! Well, ok, maybe most of us just tolerate it. Waiting in line for hours before flying through the sky in a tiny metal tube is kinda nerve-wracking. Still…
- She Lived In A Tree For 738 Days - The Amazing Story of Julia Butterfly Hill · 25 minWe all face obstacles that we’ve gotta overcome in life. But they’re likely nothing compared to the woman who had to live in a 180-foot tall redwood tree for over 2 years. Facing…
- Luckiest People Who Survived the Impossible – Part 10 · 25 minFrom being attacked by a hoard of killer bees to falling into an active volcano, these are even more of the luckiest people who survived the impossible! Advertising Inquiries…
- Last Minute Decisions That Changed History · 26 minWhether it’s changing your jacket just before you leave the house, or booking a spontaneous weekend getaway, we make last minute decisions every single day. But, crazy as it…
- Largest Things Ever Moved · 28 minIt’s safe to say us humans are obsessed with constructing some massive megastructures. But, big and impressive as these feats of engineering ingenuity are, have you ever…
- Insane Security Features of the White House · 24 minSince 1800, every single president of The United States has lived and worked in the White House. It’s a big job that puts a big target on their backs – so over the years…
- Craziest Ways Celebrities Died · 26 minIf you go to Instagram, Tiktok, yourmom.com, or whatever your favorite social media platform is right now, you’ll see people praising celebrities like they’re Gods! But…
- Debunking ‘Solved’ Mysteries · 28 minOn a humid August night off the coast of Sicily, British billionaire, Mike Lynch, along with 21 other passengers, were sleeping soundly on Lynch’s luxury yacht, the Bayesian…
- Extreme Stories of Revenge That Went TOO FAR – Part 5 · 24 minAhh, revenge. There’s nothing like the feeling of getting your own back, or hearing stories of terrible people who got their just desserts! However, some people have taken their…
- What Was Earth Like Before the Dinosaurs? · 32 minWhen we think back millions of years ago, long before recorded history, we usually think about dinosaurs, right? Those big boys are cool, sure, but life on Earth actually existed…
- Video Games that ROAST You for Being Bad · 23 minI wouldn’t know of course, but I’ve heard that it’s tough when you suck at video games. But it’s even tougher when the game rubs salt in the wound! Yeah, there are a whole host…
- Weird Creature Discoveries That Confused People · 25 minThere are some strange and downright terrifying creatures out in our world. I’m talking some really weird stuff. But, luckily, the internet allows us to meet these monsters…
- They Dumped 1 Million Pounds of Coffee. What Grew There Made Them Rich · 24 minIn 2009, a pair of bored college students had a truly bizarre idea that changed their lives forever. By 2011, that same duo, Nikhil Arora and Alejandro Velez, were diverting over…
- Mythical Creatures That Actually Exist In Real Life · 26 minHave you ever seen a creature that just couldn’t possibly be real? Maybe as the night fell you once saw a grotesquely tall, gangly, lumbering creature with burning eyes heading…
- Revenge That Went Wrong · 24 minWe all love hearing about cheaters who get exactly what they deserve, or bad bosses being publicly humiliated, or horrible friends being thoroughly exposed! But these revenge…
- Largest Trains in The World · 26 minHow many miles of railway tracks do you think there are in the whole world? 100,000 miles? Maybe 250,000 miles? In fact, the world’s railway network spans more than 800,000…
- Most Impressive Heists of All Time · 29 minCrime never pays. At least that’s how the old saying goes. But is it actually true? Well, if you’re one of the belligerent burglars or bank robbers we're covering today – it…
- Impossible Places People Were Found – Part 2 · 25 minHave you ever noticed how lost things often turn up in the unlikeliest of places? Well, turns out missing people occasionally follow the same strange rule. From the missing…
- Boat Pulling 6 Million Pounds of Trash Has Nowhere To Go · 22 minCome with me on a wild tale of nationwide panic, criminal connections, and trash. As we set sail through some of the most mind-blowing shipping mishaps of all time. Advertising…
- Craziest Things Ever Found in the Human Body · 22 minThe human body is amazing, isn’t it? I mean, did you know our bodies contain 100,000 miles of blood vessels? Or that we’re made up of around 30 trillion cells? That only thing…
- Foods That Originally Looked Totally Different · 20 minWere bananas always shaped so funny? Were Thanksgiving turkeys always so large? Did cucumbers used to look like horrifying, green spiders? Well get ready, because I’m about to…
- Gadgets That Give You Superpowers · 20 minWe’ve all dreamt of being a superhero, but the real-world lacks real superpowers. But while we may never have the natural ability to fly, possess super speed, or X-Ray vision…
- Mysterious Doors That Can Never Be Opened · 24 minMost of the time, a door is considered a pretty mundane thing, right? You open it to get from A to B and… well, that’s pretty much it. But what if I told you some doors were…
- This Man Went From 7th Richest Person to Minus 1 Billion · 26 minThis man went from being the 7th richest person in the world, to having a net worth of minus one billion dollars. Now how does someone go and do a thing like that? Well, turns…
- Luckiest People Who Survived The Impossible – Part 9 · 29 minSsome people have escaped from super crazy situations with the help of a whole lotta luck. From an exploding toilet to falling into a vat of liquid chocolate, let’s take a look…
- Most Uncomfortable and Controversial Finds in American History · 26 minAccording to the history books, the American continents once symbolised a brave new world where anything was possible—or so we were led to believe. Sometimes, a single discovery…
- They Banned These Games For The Craziest Reasons · 26 minVideogames have been awash with controversy for nearly as long as they’ve existed. But some have proved so offensive that entire countries have demanded they be censored – or…
- Weirdest Products Launched by Famous Brands · 32 minMarketing can be a difficult thing, especially when it comes to big brands trying to diversify and experiment. Sometimes they produce a hit like Cherry flavoured Pepsi, other…
- What’s at the Bottom of the Deepest Hole on Earth? · 29 minQuestion: What's the highest mountain on Earth? Would you say Mount Everest? Give yourself a point. Now, let's ask the opposite: what's the deepest hole on Earth? Some smart…
- The Soldier Who Didn’t Know WW2 Ended · 32 minBack in 1974, a Japanese college dropout called Norio Suzuki heard a rumour. Apparently, on a lone island in the Philippines, far out in the dense jungle, was a Japanese soldier…
- North Korea’s Craziest Laws · 25 minOf all the countries in the world, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, might just be the most mysterious. Nicknamed ‘The Hermit…
- Most Expensive Mistakes In History - Part 5 · 24 minWe all make mistakes: some are small, some are big, and some are bigger… much, much bigger. And the bigger these mistakes are, the bigger the price tag that’s usually attached to…
- Most Densely Populated Places On The Planet · 34 minIn 1804, the world population hit 1 billion for the first time ever. And think about how fast it grew from there: it took 123 years to add the second billion, then just 33 years…
- Making Famous Sound Effects · 32 minWhat do tasers, dried oranges, and lawn rollers have in common? They’re all used to create movie sound effects in the most utterly bizarre and unexpected ways imaginable…
- Loopholes You Can Exploit to Cheat the System · 33 minLet's delve into tales of people finding legal loopholes to get unimaginably amazing deals! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out…
