Ruining History

7.0
2017

A rotating panel of BuzzFeed's most inquisitive minds learn the ridiculously strange details of history's most iconic and unbelievable stories.

Seasons

9 Episodes • Premiered 2017

Still image for Ruining History season 1 episode 1: Was Ben Franklin in a Sex Cult?

1. Was Ben Franklin in a Sex Cult?

America's filthiest founding father.

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2. The Bizarre Life of Johnny Appleseed

6.0

The truly insane story of America's first great weirdo.

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3. The Most Insane Battle in History

8.0

Do not f*ck with Julius Caesar.

Still image for Ruining History season 1 episode 4: The True Story of a Pirate Queen

4. The True Story of a Pirate Queen

What was it like to be a female swashbuckler?

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5. That Time Britain Burned Down the White House

An insane war, a city reduced to ash, and the cataclysmic weather event that may have saved the day.

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6. The Deceitful Imposter King of Persia

Murder, secret identities, plot twists, horses!

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7. Three Hilariously Terrible Popes

Demon pope, perv pope, and... well, you'll see.

Still image for Ruining History season 1 episode 8: The Adorable Bear That Served In WWII

8. The Adorable Bear That Served In WWII

His name was Wojtek. And he loved to eat cigarettes.

Still image for Ruining History season 1 episode 9: The Horrifying Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick

9. The Horrifying Shipwreck That Inspired Moby Dick

Sometimes the truth is more frightening than fiction.

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