Calm History - true bedtime stories & trivia for relaxing or sleeping.
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Calm History - true bedtime stories & trivia for relaxing or sleeping.
Enjoy calming sleep stories about history to help you relax at bedtime. Narratted by a real person (not A.I.) and without any loud obnoxious ads. Topics include The Titanic, Henry Ford, Gold Rush, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Pirates, True Crime, UFOs, Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, Jesse Owens, Ja...
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145 episodes
Jackie Robinson: Rise of a Baseball Legend | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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*Sample* | 1-Hour about Marie Curie & the History of Radioactivity | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (Bonus Episode #106)
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Famous Sea Monsters: History, Hopes, or Hoaxes? | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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Textile History of Spinning, Weaving, The Luddites, & Sleeping Beauty | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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How did Sewing Needles & Thread Help Early Humans to Survive? | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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History of Pirates: Lifestyles, Ships, Weapons, Plundering, Treasures, Codes, & Havens | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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The Addams Family TV Show: History & Related Trivia about John Quincy Adams, Return of the Jedi, Kate Winslet, The Hulk, Shaq, Snoop Dog, and Elvira | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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Charlie Chaplin, Adolph Hitler’s Mustache, & Stealing Money from Children | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (not A.I.)
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Balloon Boy Hoax: The Bizarre Story of a Floaty UFO, Black Hawk Helicopters, & Vomit | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (Not AI)
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Famous Castaways – Part 2: Survival Story of Pirate Ned Low & Philip Ashton | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History (Not AI)
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Famous Castaways – Part 1: The Twisty Tale of Robinson Crusoe, Daniel DeFoe, & Alexander Selkirk | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Bigfoot – Part 2: Plaster, Videos, & DNA – Hoaxes or Humanoids? | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Bigfoot – Part 1: Early Sightings & Encounters – Delusions or Discoveries? | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Prohibition – Part 2: The History of Rum, Rum-Running, & Speakeasies | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Prohibition – Part 1: A True Crime Story about Booze, Bootleggers, & Bribes | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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History of Pearls – Part 2: King Henry VIII, Queen Elizabeth I, Fake Pearls, Black Pearls, Pearl Biology, Pearl Jam, & World’s Largest Pearls | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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History of Pearls – Part 1: Stories of Oysters, Alexander The Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Aphrodite, Botticelli, & Columbus | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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UFO History: 2000+ Years of Strange Sightings & Wild Stories | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Pirate Life of Captain Henry Morgan: Ruthlessness, Riches, & Rum | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Coal: Early History, Coal Miner Challenges, & The Industrial Revolution | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Quiz Quest II: 30 Trivia Questions about Marco Polo, The Titanic, Jackie Robinson, & Henry Ford | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Balloon Flight: Dramatic stories of the first Hot Air Balloons & Hydrogen Gas Balloons | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Florence Nightingale: The Crimean War & The Birth of Nursing | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Salt: History, Famous Moments, & Fun Facts | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Klondike Gold Rush: Prospectors, Mining Methods, Riches, & Challenges | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Ancient Greek Olympics: History, Events, & Training | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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History of Vaseline, Petroleum Jelly, Oil Wells, & Oil Torpedoes | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History
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Pearl Divers & Shark Charmers: A Bizarre Moment in History | Relax & Sleep with History
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Rubber: 1910 Visit to a Rubber Plantation | Relax & Sleep with History
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Easter Island: The Strange Statues & Birdman Cults of Rapa Nui | Relax & Sleep with History
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Marco Polo: Silk Road Adventures & Historical Controversies | Relax & Sleep with History
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True Crime: 1894 Home Invasion of the Millionaire, John Jacob Astor (a Titanic passenger in 1912) | Relax & Sleep with History
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UFO History: Phantom Airship Invasion of the 1800s | Relax & Sleep with History
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Jackie Robinson – Baseball Legend: Early Struggles, Arrests, & Shocking Trial | Relax & Sleep with History
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Coal Mining in 1908: Duties, Dangers, & Delusions | Relax & Sleep with History
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[PART 2] A Cranky Scientist lives among Reindeer Herders in 1732 | Relax & Sleep with History
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[PART 1] A Cranky Scientist lives among Reindeer Herders in 1732 | Relax & Sleep with History
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Balloon Flight History: High-Flying Adventures of Gertrude Bacon | Relax & Sleep with History
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