In this episode of Half-Arsed History, discover the historical origins behind five popular sayings: “mad as a hatter”, “bite the bullet”, “crocodile tears”, “I have a bridge to sell you”, and “baker’s dozen”.
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Episode 313: Alan Turing and the Enigma Machine
Episode 312: Christina of Sweden, Minerva of the North
Episode 311: Emperor Trajan, Optimus Princeps
Episode 310: Oscar Wilde, the Brilliant Playwright
Episode 309: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Episode 308: The History of the United States – Part 4: Cold War and Global Hegemony
Episode 307: The History of the United States – Part 3: Reconstruction and World War
Episode 306: The History of the United States – Part 2: Expansion and Civil War
Episode 305: The History of the United States, Part 1: Colonisation and Independence
Episode 304: The ANZAC Campaign in Gallipoli
Episode 303: Owain Glyndwr and the Welsh Revolt
Episode 302: The Extinction of the Dodo
Episode 300: The History of History
Episode 299: William Adams and the Real-Life History of Shogun
Episode 298: Grace O’Malley, the Irish Rebel Pirate
Episode 297: The History of Chess
Episode 296: Vasco da Gama, the Explorer Who Shrank the World
Episode 295: King Stephen, Empress Matilda, and the Anarchy
Episode 294: The Lost Secret of Greek Fire
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