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Today is the 40th anniversary of the Challenger disaster.
To mark it, here's my documentary that revisits the mission, the tragedy, and the investigation, and also explores the crew’s planned observations of Halley’s Comet, with some fascinating history about how the comet was first discovered and tracked.

9 months ago | [YT] | 1

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My video about the Soviet space shuttle, Buran is now live. It's be a slow year in terms of releases but I just want to say thanks to the viewers who have kept the channel ticking over and the new subscribers - every little counts!

2 years ago | [YT] | 2

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After a holiday hiatus, my first video of 2024 is going live soon! Telling the story of the discovery of the first dinosaur and the pioneering fossil hunters that have been forgotten by history

2 years ago | [YT] | 1

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My latest video explores the secret history of the world's best-selling board game. In 1973, Ralph Anspach created a game called Anti-Monopoly... a year later, Parker Brothers, the makers of Monopoly sued for trademark infringement. While researching his case, Anspach uncovered the shocking real history of the popular board game - a story rooted in the Great Depression

3 years ago | [YT] | 2

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Pop Quiz: What is pictured here?
This still image is taken from a video recorded 52 years ago, on June 29th 1971.
Clue (and spoilers) in my latest video!

3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 2

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In 1922, John Larson demonstrated his prototype Polygraph to the Association of Police Chiefs. 100 years later the Polygraph is still in use, but Larson would eventually come to regret having invented it. There's a video about the device's bizarre history on the channel now!

3 years ago | [YT] | 2

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The more documentaries I make, the longer they get... my latest upload in 28 minutes, and my next one, about the bizarre history of the polygraph, is clocking in at 29 minutes. Is that too long? What is the perfect length for one of these documentary-style videos?

3 years ago | [YT] | 0

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When the Space Shuttle Challenger launched in January 1986, one of its objectives was to observe the passage of Halley's comet. My latest video looks at the incredible story behind the discovery of the comet, and the tragic story of the Challenger disaster. This month, 37 years ago the Rogers Commission published it's damning report, it found the root cause of the accident as “a serious flaw in the decision-making process leading up to the launch.”

3 years ago | [YT] | 1

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Later today I'm uploading a video about the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. The picture below features Howard Carter (right) and his benefactor, Lord Carnarvon who financed the dig. The burial chamber was opened in February 1923, less that 2 months later, Lord Carnarvon would be dead - igniting rumors of a curse.

3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 0

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This memo was sent to the head of the CIA in relation to a covert program called MKUltra. When, in 1973, an investigative journalist published a story revealing the program's existence, the CIA tried to 'scrub' the evidence. Their attempts at damage control were only partially successful and the details that emerged were as shocking as they were unbelievable. An MKultra video will be going live within the hour!

3 years ago (edited) | [YT] | 5