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Why Ancient People Could Actually Art Nov 05, 2024

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From Egyptian sun disks to Mayan turtle sculptures, watch in horror as Ancient Aliens transforms religious symbols into spaceships, completely ignoring centuries of cultural context and artistic expression. Learn about the actual meanings behind these ancient artworks while questioning why Ancient Aliens thinks people from the past were incapable of abstract thought or, you know, just making cool stuff because they wanted to. Features special appearances by the sun god Ra, some very meaningful turtles, and self-described-expternally-described-as-modern-day-indiana-jones David Childress make baffling claims about cave paintings.

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We Goofed: The Sandwich That Didn't Start World War I Oct 29, 2024

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Gavrilo Princip probably wasn't munching on a sandwich when he decided to kick off World War I. This, along with other thrilling things we did wrong, is in this one. We'll also explore how we managed to confuse rocks, misplace a few billion dollars in military spending, and accidentally transport a moustached TV host to the Mexican desert - all in a day's work.

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Is The City Of Teotihuacán A Literal Computer? Aug 28, 2024

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Teotihuacán is a city that "millions of people around the world" believe looks like a computer chip. So it must be, apparently. We're joined by Quintin Smith who is much more generous than we are.

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Die Glocke: The Nazi Time Machine Apr 18, 2024

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This is the big one! Was Die Glocke real? What did it do? And is "anti-gravity" the bad boy of physics?

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No, The Swastika Isn't An Alien Symbol Apr 10, 2024

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I can't believe we even have to say that.

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Did Nazis Ever Actually Find Mystical Treasure? Apr 02, 2024

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Obviously not. But this raises an interesting question about why pop culture has painted nazis in this treasure-hunting way.

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The Slow And Secret Rise Of Esoteric Nazis Since WWII Mar 12, 2024

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Turns out, nearly every seemingly innocuous new age-y thing is linked back to nazi ideology. So that's no good.

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Aryan Aliens: Yep, It's Gross! Mar 05, 2024

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So far, we've debunked Ancient Aliens' claims that Nazi Germany got help from alien technology. But now we're tackling the much grosser belief that the aryan race was actual aliens.

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Wernher von Braun's Little Rocket Brain Feb 27, 2024

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Wernher von Braun didn't care who he made rockets for or for what those people used his rockets. Nazi Germany? The United States? Didn't matter to him. Cool guy.

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The Nazi Rocket Program Was Also Definitely Alien Technology Feb 22, 2024

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Are you sensing a theme yet? Because apparently the V-1 and V-2 rocket programs during WWII were also inspired by extra-terrestrials.

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