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Created by Daniel Turner (B.A. (Hons) in History, University College London)
Script: Conan White
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[@skyden24195]

"So, how did you two meet and end up getting married?" "We met at a dance, and the next day he shot down my airplane."

[@elizabethbarringer2791]

Love how the animator managed to capture the weird crazy look in Rasputin eye's. He really was a weird looking dude like spooky

[@sproutsisters5398]

I've never seen someone with eyes like his. He had lizard/shark eyes

[@Onora619]

ever notice how Charles Manson and Rasputin have the same eyes?

[@nickbooth6478]

no kk kk bb i k bb😮😮k😮

[@kipkipful]

You met him?

[@redfalcon6027]

@@Onora619oh yeah- holy- they do

[@azj_]

This is a certified weird history classic

[@capncake8837]

@@meisya9906 Bruh, it’s November, get outta here.

[@ismokecrackbecauseheroinis401]

Yooooo it's the Shang Abi sigma Grindset guy

[@cornstarch4246]

Yes indeed

[@toottootfinn9455]

No its not. I was there and it's not

[@enice6518]

@@capncake8837 43

[@stevewhite4080]

Ayy, we're starting off with Rasputin!!

[@davidhewitt5937]

You didn't put what I'd consider the creepiest part: Rasputin supposedly predicted the downfall of the monarchy if he dies. He said they would fall within a year.

[@torbjrnsteinsland8985]

Of course he did. Just look at his eyes, soulless...

[@conniegustafson4229]

But not their mom and dad on any level im thinking

[@conniegustafson4229]

Look now i h nt had boots e

[@carolization1]

@@conniegustafson4229 tf is this supposed to even say

[@lawrencemorris2261]

@@carolization1 Puny normal lifer, these epic words are advanced Glyphics shared by the intellectual elite of the Great system of Sol. They share existential philosophy far greater than your puny mind can comprehend.

[@Zebrage]

If someone kidnapped me to make me film movies, I would just be like "bro you could have just hired me lmao"

[@gaychristianmale422]

“svetlana must have been the forgiving type as they continued dating” this has me dead 💀 💀

[@Leroyscaand]

Your name is illogical.

[@johnleong4096]

24:19 JESUS DUDE… I was happily binging Simple History before bed, minding my own business, when you hit me with this nightmare fuel 😆

[@RockStar_Love]

I love how the ex husband cared enough about her try and find her. I am so glad they were reunited despite the situation and circumstances.

[@ReaperofValhalla]

I see the Emu war as a prime example of an army doing something they are not trained for.

[@vanhattfield8292]

Also if the soldiers assigned to the task were animal lovers in any capacity, it is not unrealistic to think that they missed on purpose. Not everyone can just gun down wildlife in the way that was required for that specific task.

[@unpayedovertime626]

"Mission failed, we'll get em next time."

[@ghoultooth]

@@vanhattfield8292 Exactly. Not to mention the emus had no clue what was going on, they just wanted food lmao

[@morganseppy5180]

​@@vanhattfield8292 yes but also, the emu were compared to Zulus... but from what I remember, putting up fences is what eventually frustrated emus from eating crops. (Did you wonder why the gov't started attacking birds?) The follow up with weapons didn't do much. The govt have up, even after the bounties.

[@codyeble6764]

​@@vanhattfield8292 I hear that happens a lot during war in general.. they purposely miss the enemy because it's mentally taxing to take a life in any capacity

[@Living_Life242]

1:40 "World War 1 was going badly for Russia due to poor leadership and logistical problems." The more things change, the more they stay the same.

[@escalanteti0]

NOW this ! Is a very good narrator. Took his time, understandable, good speed of talkative narration and able to acknowledge key points in the stories. Liked and saved !

[@jarellgaddy8587]

It sounds like Charlie Sheen!

[@jedidiahwalker9180]

I totally agree, I love this channel and the “Infographics Show” KZbin page. If you don’t know it you might check it out it’s like he has I’d guess I’m the hundreds of videos dealing with every kind of topic you could imagine.

[@creator4413]

And doesn’t sound like he trying to seduce you

[@Ben-Dover777]

​@@jarellgaddy8587 he's on a drug called: Charlie Sheen!

[@respektetoutlavi714]

@@Ben-Dover777 You’re so clever & original, keep up the great work 💩

[@marcello7781]

This kind of videos are a source of inspiration for short stories. Well done!

[@TheDCGuitar13]

Imagine the torture that crew would’ve went through if they landed on that Japanese air field. He saved them by killing their plane.

[@shanepatrick4234]

I was literally thinking exactly the same thing. If the airstrip had AA they’d all be dead.

[@LaZarusXtnct]

Imagine losing a war against emus.

[@nothanks9503]

Yeah imagine if a group of humans lived underground in cave for hundreds of years then came out and remixed with society

[@joshuasands9440]

Yeah that story actually gave me chills. Partly because of my interest in WWII but also the uncanny sequence of events

[@Lohanujuan]

@@nothanks9503…what are you referring to?

[@bethyviz]

26:13 is probably my favorite story. First time hearing it. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I loved the others and had a good giggle at the emus and the auto icon but the pilots story is so awesome.

[@julianrengifo5679]

Oh! Oh ! Do a story on the chef Charlie Joughin ! He was one of the chefs on the titanic that survived being afloat in the freezing waters by being intoxicated!!

[@johnryder1713]

One of the strangest stories on WWII I heard was during the German attack on Poland a Catholic Priest was beginning Mass with as he traditionally did his back to the Congregation when he heard the jackboots walk up the central Aisle, and several people run but suddenly heard the German Catholic officer respond to his Latin Words as Mass continued.

[@adidascap9441]

Do you know where I can read more about this?

[@johnryder1713]

@@adidascap9441 I don't sorry as a friend who was spoken to by a Missionary who knew the man while at school told me, but maybe try History Hustle, as he visited and Vlogged a lot of the important sites of the invasion of Poland

[@rougarou4514]

not really that strange.... they were just national socialists not monsters

[@lostwizardcat9910]

@@rougarou4514 not even, my great uncle was an officer under Rommel. the German soldiers in ww2 usually weren't given a choice. it was either join the military or they would kill you and your family.

[@oldirtyronin]

@@lostwizardcat9910 bullshit

[@darkwingduck9271]

Rasputin was truly one scary dude! He reminds me of a lead singer of a Death Metal band! Regardless, his name has survived the test of time, being known to even those unfamiliar with his story or questionable means of death. Crazy stuff and GREAT JOB!! 🎯💯🔥🦹‍♀️

[@jakenbake4555]

The worst part is Rasputin’s evil looks are not exaggerated at all. Guy was a real troll

[@HM.CarsAndCast]

I would love to see you guys do a history skit on Vald III/Dracula. It's interesting on how he got to power and fought of the turks. It's also interesting to see what theories are out there about his mysterious disappearance for 8 years. Could he have been a vampire? What happened in those 8 years of his disappearance that made the stories of him being a vampire come to surface?

[@MH-jj2ss]

He drank his enemies' blood and impaled their heads and bodies for everyone to see. That's the vampire origin. But vampire is a relatively new term. While drinking enemies' blood isn't.

[@fistofbumfury651]

Vlad the impaler

[@AvoDoesStuff_]

@@MH-jj2ss Vlad the impaler actually impaled prisoners of war on wooden stakes while they were still alive, creating essentially what was a forest of agony source: romanian, 8th grade history class

[@con6951]

Love this. Strange stories just add mystery and make the perfect conversation starters!

[@richardflechs1139]

That last story makes for an insane “How I Met Your Mother” story.

[@mylifeisnothingbutacomedy503]

Russian Nobility: Lets kill Rasputin Rasputin: Try me bitches i aint goin down without living

[@vladimirmihnev9702]

Rasputin's had a really big "gun". It's in a museum now 😳 for History lol 🤣

[@imhatchmantoo]

Rasputin is still alive to this day

[@ptfsndsw7028]

When a KZbin channel that’s free has far surpassed new history channel content.

[@Mr.R2D2]

When you realize today is the 104th anniversary of Resputins death 🤯

[@JustaJackalope]

Hey guys it is a magic homeless man! I'm talking about Rasputin of course!

[@aliefabdurrahman3302]

1. Grigory Rasputin man who war Poison prooff(0:06) 2. Mummifide bodies in Mount Everest(5:33) 3. Ice Aircraft Carrier/Project Habakkuk(9:34) 4. Emu War(11:58) 5. Choi Eun-hee and Shin Sang-ok. Actor and Actress of south korea who kidnapped by Kim Jong il regime of North Korea(15:39) 6. Jeremy Bentham The corps which who still attends Meetings(22:13) 7. Louis Edward Curdes A US pilot who shot down american plane in WW2(26:03)

[@nick.1237]

The Jeremy Bentham jumpscare got me better than it should have

[@jerkfudgewater147]

The animations during the emu story are F-ing hilarious Only thing i would have changed would be for the emu in the steering wheel to still be viciously snarling and pecking 🤣

[@2hbanM10]

24:15 damn that scared me for a sec

[@ithaca2076]

yea same lol

[@jonathangreenlees4772]

As for myself, my internal response was: ARRGGGHH!

[@Nevernotalone]

That pykrete material was basically indestructible. Life as we know It would be completely different if pykrete’s use was made more common and widespread then. The equipment,construction materials, etc. that was used in Canada is all still there, but you have to scuba dive to get to the stuff. Very interesting subject.

[@Kevan808]

That's was pretty phenomenal story telling!

[@25bitgamerx36]

Theres more fact checking and research in each of these uploads to the point where just bringing this makes me learn more than what I would from a semester of history classes on school Keep up the good work, every upload is great!

[@ChonkyBoi_yt]

that Rasputin dude is really creepy and mysterious

[@MollyTheUkulele]

The story about Thomas and Svetlana brought tears to my eyes 😭

[@vypr8846]

And thats why we say...Don't kick an Emu.

[@House.Of.Pain.]

WILL YOU PLEASE PLEASE DO A PART #3 OF THIE SCARY HISTORY PLEASE?!

[@timgiraud7591]

History with no spin… I like it

[@numarkaz]

The artwork and editing on the emu story was hilarious! 😂 Thank you! 🤣🤣🤣

[@youngtrapnyssa2964]

Yooo they stole that dude head and played soccer with him😭😭🤣 what an icon he’s been through so much even after death

[@uco527]

Shame about the volumes randomly changing so much, I feel like a DJ trying to keep the volume level.

[@MCVillager461]

10:44 Narrator: Would make it unsickable. The Titanic: Uh huh. Yeah sure man

[@DragonDrop4758]

22:13 *WHAT THE ACTUAL FU*KKKKKKK, JERRY?!!* xDDD Poor Jeremy.. bullying never ends.

[@Thehistorian277]

when it showed the head it sounded like fnaf

[@averyincognito1342]

Straight and to the point the way we all like it thank you my favorite channel on KZbin

[@karlmarx592]

The reason Rasputin wasn’t killed by the cyanide was that one of the conspirators had a change of heart and instead used a harmless substance

[@unkledoda420]

Yeah that detail gets left out of most retellings. They gotta keep pushing the narrative that Rasputin was some kind of super human. Take the poison out of the story and his survival for so long from just beating, stabbing and gunshots isn't all that unheard of.

[@unkledoda420]

Yeah that detail gets left out of most retellings. They gotta keep pushing the narrative that Rasputin was some kind of super human. Take the poison out of the story and his survival for so long from just beating, stabbing and gunshots isn't all that unheard of.

[@noyp8580]

Imagine getting PTSD from emus lol

[@dahem4441]

Imagine shooting it and it don't die but dodges the bullets then out runs you then out runs the bullets

[@CaptainAnimation777]

another 5 star vid for simple history

[@mydogbullwinkle]

That emu leader has better leadership habits than most of the human leaders I know.

[@pickledpigknuckles6945]

Concerning the Emu war seemingly the gunmen had no earthly idea 💡 as to where their vital organs were and had no sniper's

[@lasagnafield]

I just wanted to say that y’all are great with these videos! Keep it up!

[@dremathis5830]

21:50 wuuut? 3 NINJAS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME !!

[@nick.1237]

The Jeremy Bentham jumpscare was way scarier than it should have been.

[@TheNavypenguin]

Thank you simple history. My whole life I've loved history. Thank you for all this knowledge. You know the saying, history repeats itself. I believe history only repeats itself if it's forgotten. Probably not the only one but God damn do I love history.

[@aaaaaaaaa1945]

Rasputin is just prototype of Kenny

[@ShivamR34440]

Won WW1 then lose to emus

[@ShivamR34440]

@@aidancopelli5685 sorry

[@figtree_video_archive]

@@aidancopelli5685 People can't use a shorter pronunciation?

[@maxpaxe5677]

@@figtree_video_archive He already edited it

[@seanmorgan2356]

That final segment was awesome! Not gonna lie, I got a little bit weepy.

[@CIA_Killed_JFK]

I'm cold just sitting in bed when I wake up I couldn't imagine why anybody would want to climb everest, that blows my mind... Imagine waking up in that icy tundra & not remembering where you are for a second.. you wake up "Where am I? Oh.. I'm not top of a fucking giant mountain.."

[@bradmoberly6164]

Those emu animations are hilarious lmao

[@johnnydelazerda]

Narrated by Charlie Sheen? This is winning.

[@Getman0001]

The thumbnail is just legendary.

[@honorladone8682]

Thank you totally awesome. God Bless. Philadelphia USA

[@mauricegilliam7102]

Great story about the EMU.

[@paulgottfried5356]

If the “corpse” markers, deter even one person from advancing, when they were already chasing the odds, at the base of the summit, before even putting their boots on, then it shadows the morbidness of it all. From photos I’ve seen, the number of climbers on the mount, at any given time, is the problem, IMO. If oxygen shortage on the descent, is the problem, it’s because they used it all standing still on the way up, waiting for people that should have never left the paved pathways in their neighbourhood parks.

[@Coltwollsch]

I've read stories about how the amount of garbage is really becoming a huge issue as well. Mostly empty oxygen tanks if I remember correctly.

[@lesterforney6200]

Wow amazing stories. I would buy a ticket if anyone ever made movies based on these stories.

[@jaymac4239]

Ever seen The King's Man?

[@MuckyMath]

there are movies

[@Pirategod23]

They do all the time

[@garlicoshallots200]

Mate there are movies about so many things you don't realise exist. Other countries make movies too they just don't publish it worldwide like the us or uk

[@MojoMountainMan]

Actually, before they threw Rasputin in the river, they rolled him up in a rug, then threw him in the river. When the river was dredged for his body and they found him, his arm was up over his head which means he was trying to crawl out of that rug and he drowned

[@littlebunse5]

Or his arm was just dislodged from being an actual body carelessly tossed into an actual river. He'd been shot in the head and chest, he was dead at that point he wasn't actually magical lol.

[@gabrieldnchf2822]

@@littlebunse5 exactly there’s pictures of his dead body and he has a bullet hole in the middle of his forehead, it’s pretty obvious they just shot him and threw him in the river and made up this story to make Rasputin seem supernatural and justify their assassination.

[@thathusk9119]

@@gabrieldnchf2822 yo bro where can i find em, im interestef

[@Coltwollsch]

@@littlebunse5 except there was water in his lungs and it has been confirmed he died for drowning

[@codyeble6764]

​@@ColtwollschI was gonna say I think they said he had water in his lungs meaning he died by drowning.. but I wasn't positive

[@shadowrifta]

Austin Powers: Why Won't You Die? Rasputin: Heh.

[@Nekontroverzni]

rasputin eyes are..little bit scary😬😶

[@bobmcbob49]

His eyes were supposed to be super piercing in person, so it fits.

[@oneoflokis]

Well: that Rasputin certainly was a tough guy... Don't see why the conspirators would admit to poisoning him as well as shooting him if they didn't. He was well known to have genuine healing powers; so I think he probably had a body/metabolism like that of an Indian fakir's, who are also known to perform incredible feats. That poison was probably instantly metabolised.

[@lindamaemullins5151]

It’s likely.

[@whhyyyyyyyyyy]

what dear sir is the weakness of your aircraft carrier? climate change

[@damedan9389]

Mr lmmortal's design from "Invincible" is based on Rasputin.

[@mattjack3983]

I'm pretty sure that the body of Green Boots was cleared from the trail. I heard that every so often the bodies will be moved off trail and out of sight..pitched over a cliff usually. I think that if I died on Everest, I'd want to be left. I wouldn't want anyone to risk their life just to bring my dead body back. Id be totally good with being left.

[@sonicgamer999-]

I’d want whoever found my body to do something humorous to it before proceeding, but not spending so much time as to gurantee the next person to come would see it, cuz that would mean a second body

[@Coltwollsch]

Green boots is still there. Other climbers know that they can't take the time or put in the effort of clearing dead bodies or else they themselves will likely perish. It's more common than most realize for climbers to leave members of their own climbing party behind to die on the mountain.

[@mattjack3983]

@@Coltwollsch Nope..go look it up. Green boots was cleared from the trail. His body is still on the mountain, but no longer on the trail where he died. Every so often bodies are infact cleared from the trail, although they are still left on the mountain. They drag them off and usually roll them over a cliff. Theres a few videos and articles that explain that. Green Boots is no longer on the trail.

[@Coltwollsch]

@@mattjack3983 I did look it up and found nothing. There was a rumour back in 2014 that green boots was removed but it turned out that the body had just been covered. There are over 200 dead bodies on Everest that are still sitting exactly where the person died.

[@Thecoolestguyon_Earth15]

if i die in mount Everest then i would pose like im laughing at the people trying to climb mount Everest because they are about to fail and die

[@harveyblevins74]

Another fun fact about Rasputin, he had a magic stick that was 13 inches long and was cut off and preserved. It’s in some museum lol

[@Wellch]

Hogwarts ?

[@codyeble6764]

Ya apparently you can Google it, but I'm not brave enough lol

[@slug672]

This content is great! though I think you should put time stamps on videos like these.

[@rommelthememer7131]

We have all been waiting for this

[@k.s7952]

Does anyone else get freaked out by rasputin’s eyes?

[@codyeble6764]

Don't Google him then

[@claireem8197]

so the last story gave me chills. Simply miraculous!

[@coleh591]

The last story is fucking amazing I salute you

[@ggvbayareaoakland5914]

Wow I almost cried at the very end 😢 hahah. Really cool stories. I had no idea about the dead bodies in Mount everest.. but when I think about it, they have reference ppl freezing on Mt for a while lol

[@stefvdb1400]

Just imagine being the guy to do some maintenance on Benjamin, and then finding a rottong mummy head in the chest...

[@thisguy2872]

The second one is just really sad

[@ptec2694]

Aint no way an Emu is dodging a bullet.

[@x2Sav]

Director of 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up? Damn one of my favorite movies series

[@anzilluuri]

Lone emu caught in the steering wheel. Wow. Is that the birds being smart or 🤔😅

[@garybarnett7284]

Just got done watching the whole video! It was awesome! I like these stories! Keep them coming!

[@anuradhakularathna1384]

Always a treat!🙂🙂🙂

[@benjaminevans2422]

3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up, was one of my favorite movies.

[@randypastor2556]

Not sure how I wound up at this video, but damn that was amazing!

[@sillymoustacheman9287]

Nice video! Keep it up!

[@specialistgreen]

"Grandma, how'd you meet Grandpa?" "He shot me out of the sky and left me to die in the ocean. Love at first sight."

[@sharp8569]

The real strange thing is the prototype ice vessel is still there as when they finished with it they just left it in the lake to sink

[@benjamindegroat2329]

Fun fact: no one has seen this video in its entirety yet

[@lightningfletch5598]

You’re right. I just started the video and went straight to the comments for some reason.

[@uldisbergvalds1]

@@lightningfletch5598 Same

[@patjoethebaker]

Apart from the people who made it

[@WickedPhase]

These were all posted as separate videos at some point, so there's a slim chance that someone has

[@TvGunslingeRvT]

I did

[@justinbellotti7838]

I find it amazing, fortunate, and something for television to pay attention to, that a free channel can outdo the combined efforts of a television channel and sponsorship money. The more channels like this that I find, the less of a reason I have to go back to pay for TV. Because of channels like this one, I have not turned on my TV in over a year.

[@grymreefer420]

This was one of the most interesting videos that I’ve seen in a long time.

[@hellfirehalo.5494]

Rasputin is a vampire, and that young girl was one of Buffy's previous versions.She missed the heart😏Spike would have stated that, n bit the slavic girl

[@wjr6744]

Well, if Lt. Curtis hadn't shot them down and they landed on the Japanese airstrip then they might be captured and who knows what could happen to them especially the women.

[@ericpanissidi6761]

I can't understand why people would risk life and so much money to climb everest.i went up 9494 in the marines Bridgeport California 1990.best shape of my life 21 years old.couldnt breath.couldnt stop my platoon.im staying sea level baby.

[@aaravsinghchauhan8628]

Rasputin was born in year 1869 that's why he wouldn't die now I understand

[@josephdowling3745]

A woman who moved from Russia to America and eventually arrived here as an RN told me that I reminded her of Rasputin as a lady who has sustained a severe brain aneurysm and was predicted to pass away and be no more than a potted plant if she survived. I sat by her bed 3 times a day, am midday and pm till advised visiting over. The lady's brain scans improved and then she rapidly improved, woke up, looked at a TV playing a Corona commercial as it was sat May 5. She had been in a coma for the better part of a month, woke up, saw the TV, turned to me and asked " is this the day when we all pretend we are Español? It was Cinco de Mayo. This was witnessed by the Russian nurse. She had see me holding the lady's hand and talking to her while in the coma. The were other instances.

[@josephdowling3745]

I love animal furries too also and have done stuff and held them asking great creator to heal them when veterinarian doctor advise euthanize puppies and kittens live still healthy all life after this.

[@NTPEnjoyer]

I like these compilations