Six Impossible Episodes: Possible Apocrypha

The President's House was the first home of the U.S. president in the temporary capital of Phildelphia. While George Washington lived there, he had nine enslaved people that we know of., including the cook, Hercules. Research: “George Washington to Tobias Lear, 12 April 1791,” Fo ...  Show more

This 2014 episode covers the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, in which Native Americans rose up against Spanish colonists and missionaries at the turn of the 17th century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Who we are is closely tied to what we—and others—know about ourselves. These stories offer examples of how that might be taken to the extreme.

Humans have a way of getting themselves into some pretty amazing situations. In fact, the stories about that are more than a little curious.

It's easy to take things for granted and assume we know all there is about them. But these two curious stories might just change your mind.

One of the most curious types of stories is when lost things turn up again. Today's tour will give you a couple of good examples, for sure.