In 1513, Ottoman admiral Piri Reis drew a map that should not exist. It shows parts of the world that had not yet been explored, and perhaps even a glimpse of Antarctica before it was covered in ice. Was this map a masterpiece of early navigation, or a relic based on lost ancient knowledge? Dive into one of history’s most enduring cartographic enigmas.

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In December 1944, swing legend Glenn Miller boarded a small plane from England to Paris… and vanished. No wreckage, no distress call, and no clear answers. Was it a tragic accident, a deadly mistake, or something far more secretive? In this episode, we explore the leading theories behind one of music's most baffling disappearances.

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Twelve faces, dozens of questions, zero answers. Scattered across the former Roman Empire, mysterious bronze dodecahedrons have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. What were they used for? Why did the Romans never write about them? And why do they only appear in the northern provinces? This episode explores the leading theories behind one of Rome’s strangest unsolved artefacts.

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