A rotating panel of BuzzFeed's most inquisitive minds learn the ridiculously strange details of history's most iconic and unbelievable stories.
Ruining History (Season 1)
Was Ben Franklin in a Sex Cult? (Episode 1)
Air date: 2017-08-26
Overview: America's filthiest founding father.
The Bizarre Life of Johnny Appleseed (Episode 2) 6.0
Air date: 2017-12-03
Overview: The truly insane story of America's first great weirdo.
The Most Insane Battle in History (Episode 3) 8.0
Writer: Sara Rubin
Air date: 2017-12-10
Overview: Do not f*ck with Julius Caesar.
The True Story of a Pirate Queen (Episode 4)
Air date: 2018-03-04
Overview: What was it like to be a female swashbuckler?
That Time Britain Burned Down the White House (Episode 5)
Air date: 2018-03-11
Overview: An insane war, a city reduced to ash, and the cataclysmic weather event that may have saved the day.
The Deceitful Imposter King of Persia (Episode 6)
Air date: 2018-03-18
Overview: Murder, secret identities, plot twists, horses!
Three Hilariously Terrible Popes (Episode 7)
Air date: 2018-03-25
Overview: Demon pope, perv pope, and... well, you'll see.
The Adorable Bear That Served In WWII (Episode 8)
Air date: 2018-04-01
Overview: His name was Wojtek. And he loved to eat cigarettes.
The Horrifying Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick (Episode 9)
Air date: 2018-04-08
Overview: Sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.

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Episodes 9