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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.
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Be AmazedProof Governments Are Dumb
We all like to think the people in charge of our countries have their heads screwed on straight. But the truth is, they can be just as stupid as the rest of…
Be AmazedVideo Game Theories That’ll Ruin Your Childhood
Gamers are a seriously passionate bunch. After spending hours, days, or even weeks playing a single game, some seriously hardcore fans will seek out tiny…
Be AmazedPeople Born With Crazy Mutations
Did you see the New Mutants? No? Don’t worry – that movie sucked! Let’s learn about some real mutants – and without the crummy CGI. Join me on our journey…
Be AmazedThe Worst Pain A Human Can Experience
From eye surgery without an anesthetic to a plant with a sting that can torment you for years, I hope you never experience any of the agonizing afflictions I'm…
Be AmazedWhat People In The Past Thought The Future Would Look Like
Here’s a question: what do you want the future to look like? Personally, I’m hoping for instant teleportation, hoverboards, and free chocolate for all by 2050!…
Be AmazedStrangest Historical Coincidences That Can't Be Explained
Let's explore some of the most contagious and strangest historical coincidences of all time! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &…
Be AmazedWhy The Amazon River Has No Bridges
The Amazon River is believed by many to be the longest river in the world, closely followed by the Nile. Although these two rivers may share a similar size…
Be AmazedPeople Who Became Rich With Junk
They say that money is what makes the world go round, but with rising rent prices, food prices, gas prices - heck, everything prices - getting rich today is…
Be AmazedComparing Death Rows Around The World
Death Row is the part of a prison that houses inmates awaiting the sentence of capital punishment for some seriously heinous crimes. While Capital Punishment…
Be AmazedFree Cash In The Street But Nobody Wants it!
Have you ever found a $5 bill in the street and felt like it’s your lucky day? I know I have. What if you found $500, though? Would you still take it? How…
Be AmazedMost Elite Special Forces In The World – Part 2
Elite special forces are some of the most formidable and best-trained units a country can boast. They scope out threats, conduct top-secret missions, and go…
Be AmazedDeadly Animals You’ll Be Glad To Know Are Extinct
The world’s full of some terrifying creatures who’d have no trouble making a quick meal out of us humans! But as scary some animals today may seem, there once…
Be AmazedEmbarrassingly Dumb Ways People Died - Darwin Awards Winners (Part 12)
Now, you’d think after so many episodes of this series, we’d be running low on accounts of people who embarrassingly removed themselves from the gene pool. And…
Be AmazedThe 3000 Room Cursed Hotel That’s Never Had A Single Guest
Jutting out of a cold, dank city fog, a massive triangular monolith erupts from the skyline. The city of boxy, concrete apartment blocks below can’t match up…
Be AmazedHe Spent 22 Years Digging Through A Mountain With A Hammer And Chisel
We all have mountains in our lives. For some of us, they’re our ambitious career goals. For others, the personal mountains are just managing to walk up the…
Be AmazedExciting Time Capsules From The Past
If you wanted to really summarise the times we live in, what items would you put in a time capsule, only intended to be opened after many, many years? It’s a…
Be AmazedMysterious Books You Should Avoid Reading At All Costs
For as long as mankind can remember, the written word has served as a portal to incredible knowledge, sometimes passed down over thousands of years. But as…
Be AmazedWhat Are Those Floaty Things In Your Eye? Fact Show
They say curiosity killed the cat, but it’s natural to want to find out more about the world around us. After all, that’s probably why you’re listening to this…
Be AmazedFalse Facts Everyone Still Believes
Would it surprise you to learn that people tend to believe a lot of stuff that isn’t true? No? Well, it makes sense. The modern world is complicated and…
Be AmazedThe Unbelievable Story Of Teenage Castaways
At some point, most of us have fantasized about swapping our hectic day-to-day lives for isolated bliss on a tropical island. But while that might sound like…
Be AmazedChainsaws Were Invented For Childbirth! Fact Show
Do you have a sudden craving for random trivia? Are you in need of some killer pub quiz questions? Fear not my friends, coming up are some of the best random…
Be AmazedEmbarrassingly Dumb Ways People Died - Darwin Awards Winners (Part 11)
There are many ways a person can kick the bucket, including the most embarrassing of all: their own stupidity. It’s true; an alarming number of pop their clogs…
Be Amazed20 Facts You Didn’t Know 5 Minutes Ago
In the age of the internet, an entire goldmine of knowledge is never more than a few clicks away. The problem is that it sometimes seems like there’s just too…
Be AmazedHow Did A Woman Who Was Dead Show Up At Her Own Funeral
Funerals are understandably morose affairs. But what would you do if the woman whose funeral you were attending suddenly showed up to her own ceremony? I’d run…
Be AmazedLuckiest People Who Survived The Impossible - Part 6
Have you ever had something weirdly lucky happen to you? Maybe you found $20 lying on the ground? Or perhaps you were just in the right place at the right…
Be AmazedThis Family Adopted A Doberman But After 5 Days They Heard A Scream
The Svilicic family took a huge gamble when they adopted a Doberman from a rescue shelter and brought him home to their 17-month-old daughter back in 2007!…
Be AmazedPlans That Didn’t Go As Expected - Part 3
Benjamin Franklin once said, “if you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. But sometimes, no matter how much planning is involved, a task can still veer…
Be AmazedThe Most Powerful Breeds of Dog in The World
When you think of a dog, what’s the first thing to come to mind? Something cute and fuzzy with a mindless grin on its face? Well, true, some dogs are like…
Be AmazedEmbarrassingly Dumb Ways People Died - Darwin Awards Winners (Part 10)
Despite all the advancements in modern society, people still find ways to fall through the safety nets and put themselves in danger. Some people are so dumb…
Be AmazedMost Elite Special Forces in The World
Among the special armed forces of the world’s nations are found some of the most formidable units ever seen. Designed to go above and beyond the call of duty…
Be AmazedSneakiest Disguises People Used For The Best Reasons
They say, “never judge a book by its cover”. But even the best of us are prone to judging people based on their appearance, wealth, or societal status. Because…
Be AmazedMost Powerful Militaries in The World
All around the world, battlefields are constantly evolving. The fight for control and power no longer hinges on the size of a country’s army, but on their…
Be AmazedWine Genius Defrauded The World With His Scamming Family
Back in March 2012, the FBI charged down wine expert Rudy Kurniawan’s front door, and made a shocking discovery – one that finally closed a four-year-long…
Be AmazedLuckiest People Who Survived The Impossible - Part 5
Lady luck can be a cruel mistress. But for some ludicrously lucky people, she comes just when they need her most. From a woman who survived falling 14,500 feet…
Be AmazedIt Seems Unbelievable, But This Happens In China Every Day
As the most populous nation on earth with more than 1.4 billion people, China has one of the most expansive cultures in the modern world. But just because it…
Be AmazedThe Strongest Acids Ever
Back in February 2019, a truck carrying gallons of powerful acid crashed and overturned in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The toxic liquid poured out…
Be AmazedFlight Secrets That Are Never Told to Passengers
Ladies and gentlemen welcome aboard this Be Amazed flight! As we take to the skies today, I’ll be letting you in on a few little-known, mind-blowing facts…
Be AmazedHorrifying Claustrophobic Stories
A good action-survival film involving somebody getting trapped in a life-or-death situation can certainly get your heart pumping, but at least you get to…
Be AmazedRevolutionary Space Technologies and Innovations
Just 62 miles above our heads, Earth’s atmosphere ends, and outer space begins. When you think about it, it’s really not that far! But as close as it is, we’ve…
Be AmazedA Plane Lost Its Roof at 24,000 Feet – Here's What Happened
On April 28, 1988, Aloha Airlines flight 243 took off from Hawaii’s Hilo International Airport. The flight was traveling to Honolulu, less than an hour away…
Be AmazedSecret Reasons You Don't Know About Everyday Things
In your day-to-day life, you probably use an astounding array of different items without stopping to think much about them. But, turns out, many of them…
Be AmazedThe Largest Organs of Any Animal Ever
Remember 8th grade dissection class? Poor Franklin the frog never knew what was coming. But his little organs were nothing on what some colossal animals on our…
Be AmazedCursed Objects That Scientists Fear
Science is humanity’s never-ending quest to discover and understand the world around us. But there are some things in this world that even the most avid…
Be AmazedHardest Choices That Test What Kind Of Person You Are
The choices we make every day can shape our personality, but our personality can also influence the decisions we make! So, in this episode, I’m going to ask…
Be AmazedMysterious Places That Could Be Portals To Other Worlds
From baffling ancient sites and accursed African islands to ordinary spaces with extraordinary properties, let’s investigate some mysterious places that could…
Be AmazedGiant Great White Shark Eaten By Monster Mystery Finally Solved
Great white sharks are feared and revered as the deadliest, most ferocious creatures that lurk in our oceans. But despite being at the top of the aquatic food…
Be AmazedSecrets Revealed by Safe Deposit Boxes
In a world where online banking is the norm, the use of safes and safe deposit boxes might seem a little old school. But, in reality, there are around 25…
Be AmazedWhy Can't You Bring Water On A Plane? Fact Show
If you want to explore a whole host of mind-blowing trivia titbits, stick around for this episode of the ultimate fact show! Advertising Inquiries…
Be AmazedFact Show – Animal Edition
No matter how much of a nature-lover you are, it would be pretty hard to know everything there is to know about the countless creatures that walk, swim, and…
Be AmazedBiggest Wastes of Time Ever
At some point in your life, you’ve pointlessly scrolled through social media, watched a TV show you don’t care about, or just stood in the shower vacantly…
Be AmazedAwesomely Passive Aggressive Ways People Got Revenge – Part 4
Ah, revenge! people say it’s a dish best served cold. But it’s a lot funnier when it’s served as passive aggressively as possible! From handing the school…
Be AmazedWeirdest Laws In History That Actually Existed
From telling you which side of the road to drive on, to punishing people for stealing your iPhone, the law is the rulebook that keeps ordered society from…
Be AmazedWorld’s Largest Abandoned Places
There’s something about places of ruin and abandonment that you just can’t tear your eyes away from. Whether they were left thousands of years ago or very…
Be AmazedWorst Jobs In History
A truly crummy job can make you feel like your dreams are being brutally crushed day-by-day but believe me when I say it could definitely be worse. How much…
Be AmazedThe Real Story of Frank Abagnale is Far Crazier than Hollywood Says
How much do you know about Frank Abagnale?? And no, I’m not talking about Leonardo Di Caprio. Some of you may have watched the 2002 movie Catch Me if You Can…
Be AmazedDumb Criminals Who Must Not Want Their Freedom - Part 2
In the world of crime, there are some individuals who’re so incompetent, they make the work of the police a walk in the park. With stories ranging from the…
Be AmazedEmerging Technologies That Will Change Our World
The 21st century has seen the emergence of incredible technologies we could once only dream about. But the stuff we have now is just the beginning, and…
Be AmazedWhat We Can Learn From Einstein’s Quirky Habits
Besides his smarts, Einstein also had some pretty eccentric behaviors. From slurping down oodles of spaghetti to sleeping for 10 hours and even chomping down…
Be AmazedCrazy Ideas That Actually Work
From pet rocks to pooping for profit, prepare to be blown away, as we explore some of the whackiest ideas that actually work! Advertising Inquiries…
Be AmazedUnbelievable Tactics Police Actually Use
From slyly tracking your car to telling outright lies to your face, let’s have a look at some of the shadiest, sneakiest, and downright most unbelievable…