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The Spiritualism Movement Was Utterly Ridiculous, Part One: A Prank Goes Viral

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History's Weirdest National Anthems

Let's be honest: national anthems are cool... but definitely propaganda, and often objectively weird. In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Max explore some of history's strangest national anthems. Some are inspiring, some are plain odd -- and, as the guys learn, a lot of national an ...  Show more

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