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Be Amazed
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.
Episodes
Be AmazedIf You Notice This In Your Food, Throw It Away Immediately!
Imagine 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…
Be AmazedReasons Behind Strange Things You See In Food
Let'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…
Be AmazedExtreme Stories of Revenge That Went Too Far – Part 7
Some 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…
Be AmazedSecrets Disneyland Doesn’t Want You To Know
Opening 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…
Be AmazedThe Invincible Soldier Who Would Not Die
Meet 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…
Be AmazedTales of Revenge that Went TOO FAR – Part 6
There’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…
Be AmazedCrazy Military Techniques and Tactics
When you think of war, you probably picture swords, machine-guns, and nuclear bombs. But behind the blazing battlefield, every conflict is decided by creative…
Be AmazedScary Animals Found in the Amazon Rainforest
From 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…
Be AmazedWhat Was Earth Like In The Time of the Dinosaurs
251 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…
Be AmazedCruise Ship Secrets That Are Never Told to Passengers
Ever 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…
Be AmazedThis Millionaire Faked His Own Kidnapping: The Wild Tale of Kevin McGeever
January 29th, 2013. Sleet was falling down that night in Ballinamore, Ireland. Catherine Vallely and her friend were driving through the slush, when they saw…
Be AmazedStrangest Things Found in The Middle of Nowhere
Imagine 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…
Be AmazedSatisfying Times Karma Came For Awful People (Part 5)
You 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…
Be AmazedScary Airline Facts That Will Make You
Everyone 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…
Be AmazedShe Lived In A Tree For 738 Days - The Amazing Story of Julia Butterfly Hill
We 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…
Be AmazedLuckiest People Who Survived the Impossible – Part 10
From 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!…
Be AmazedLast Minute Decisions That Changed History
Whether 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…
Be AmazedLargest Things Ever Moved
It’s safe to say us humans are obsessed with constructing some massive megastructures. But, big and impressive as these feats of engineering ingenuity are…
Be AmazedInsane Security Features of the White House
Since 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…
Be AmazedCraziest Ways Celebrities Died
If 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…
Be AmazedDebunking ‘Solved’ Mysteries
On 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…
Be AmazedExtreme Stories of Revenge That Went TOO FAR – Part 5
Ahh, 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…
Be AmazedWhat Was Earth Like Before the Dinosaurs?
When 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…
Be AmazedVideo Games that ROAST You for Being Bad
I 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…
Be AmazedWeird Creature Discoveries That Confused People
There 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…
Be AmazedThey Dumped 1 Million Pounds of Coffee. What Grew There Made Them Rich
In 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…
Be AmazedMythical Creatures That Actually Exist In Real Life
Have 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…
Be AmazedRevenge That Went Wrong
We all love hearing about cheaters who get exactly what they deserve, or bad bosses being publicly humiliated, or horrible friends being thoroughly exposed!…
Be AmazedLargest Trains in The World
How 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…
Be AmazedMost Impressive Heists of All Time
Crime 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…
Be AmazedImpossible Places People Were Found – Part 2
Have 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…
Be AmazedBoat Pulling 6 Million Pounds of Trash Has Nowhere To Go
Come 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…
Be AmazedCraziest Things Ever Found in the Human Body
The 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?…
Be AmazedFoods That Originally Looked Totally Different
Were bananas always shaped so funny? Were Thanksgiving turkeys always so large? Did cucumbers used to look like horrifying, green spiders? Well get ready…
Be AmazedGadgets That Give You Superpowers
We’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…
Be AmazedMysterious Doors That Can Never Be Opened
Most 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…
Be AmazedThis Man Went From 7th Richest Person to Minus 1 Billion
This 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…
Be AmazedLuckiest People Who Survived The Impossible – Part 9
Ssome 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…
Be AmazedMost Uncomfortable and Controversial Finds in American History
According 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…
Be AmazedThey Banned These Games For The Craziest Reasons
Videogames 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 AmazedWeirdest Products Launched by Famous Brands
Marketing can be a difficult thing, especially when it comes to big brands trying to diversify and experiment. Sometimes they produce a hit like Cherry…
Be AmazedWhat’s at the Bottom of the Deepest Hole on Earth?
Question: 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…
Be AmazedThe Soldier Who Didn’t Know WW2 Ended
Back 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…
Be AmazedNorth Korea’s Craziest Laws
Of 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…
Be AmazedMost Expensive Mistakes In History - Part 5
We 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…
Be AmazedMost Densely Populated Places On The Planet
In 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…
Be AmazedMaking Famous Sound Effects
What 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…
Be AmazedLoopholes You Can Exploit to Cheat the System
Let's delve into tales of people finding legal loopholes to get unimaginably amazing deals! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &…
Be AmazedWorst Prisons in History
Nelson Mandela said you can’t truly know a nation until you’ve been inside its jails, but today, we’re going beyond nations… we’re going back through the…
Be AmazedOldest Technologies Scientists Still Can’t Explain
We tend to think of our ancestors as less smart versions of ourselves; after all, they didn’t invent smartphones, or the internet, or other truly visionary…
Be AmazedSatisfying Times Karma Came For Awful People (Part 4)
Is there any better feeling than watching a truly terrible person get their comeuppance? The answer is no. So if you love seeing the universe serve up…
Be AmazedMeet the Deadliest Sniper to Ever Live
Meet Finnish sniper Simo Häyhä, otherwise known as the White Death. By the time the Winter War finished in March 1940, he’d taken down over 500 Soviet soldiers…
Be AmazedOrcas Are Attacking Us. Here’s Why
Multiple Orca attacks on boats and sailing vessels have recently been reported off the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal. But why? Is this a weird game…
Be AmazedSecrets Hidden in National Monuments
The Eiffel Tower, Trafalgar Square, Lady Liberty; our world’s full of some amazing and well-known national monuments. While hundreds, sometimes thousands, of…
Be AmazedExtreme Stories of Revenge That Went Too Far – Part 4
There’s more than just one variety of revenge – there’s utterly ruthless revenge, calculated revenge, and life-ruining tales of revenge that you could argue go…
Be AmazedBest Evidence Proving Aliens Exist
From mysterious snapshots of unexplainable flying objects to official government reports and a possible interview with an alien being, here's some of the best…
Be AmazedDiscoveries in Egypt That Scare Scientists
Egyptology is the scientific study of Ancient Egypt; a historic and rich culture spanning from 3100 BCE to around 332 BCE – almost 3,000 years! It was a…
Be AmazedExtreme Stories of Revenge that Went Too Far – Part 3
Nothing feels as good as getting revenge! But as satisfying as tales of one-upmanship can be, there are some stories out there that – I’d argue – go too far…
Be AmazedStubborn Homeowners Who Refused to Move
From the guy that lives in the middle of a highway to the real-life version of the house in Pixar’s ‘Up’, let’s drop in for a visit with some of the world’s…
Be AmazedFoods They Don’t Want You To Know Have Secretly Changed
Have you ever looked down at a candy bar you’re eating and asked… didn’t these used to be bigger? Or peered at the store shelves and thought, ‘I’m sure it…