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What's the best meal you've ever had at a restaurant? If it was in the United States, odds are you paid your tab -- and then added an extra fee on top of that. While tipping didn't originate in the USA, the States have the world's most prevalent (and infamous) tipping culture. An ...  Show more

Nowadays it's no secret that some Papal administrations from centuries past were a bit more scandalous than others, but when master engraver Marcantonio Raimondi created prints of explicit art located within the papal palace, the church was scandalized. Learn more about the bizar ...  Show more

Strange things are floating around in history, from people to objects. Here are a couple of new editions to the Cabinet.

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On todays episode we do a deep dive on the history of ferrets and their varying uses throughout history. Things are way crazier than they would seem.  Check us out on patreon for an ad free experience and additional content https://www.patreon.com/stakuyi Learn more about your ad ...  Show more

Historians Sam Willis and James Daybell explore some of the fascinating stories that appear in their Histories of the Unexpected book and podcast, from signatures to lions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ...  Show more

To mark the launch of season 5, we are dishing out a free sample of This is History Plus. Each week Dan and producer Georgia explore strange tangents and delicious Medieval gossip.  This episode serves up some of the most excessive Mediaeval shopping lists and feasts  includin ...  Show more