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* Knights of the Golden Circle
** The description of George W. Bickley's work history. He was a journalist, a [[BackAlleyDoctor quack doctor]], and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking worst of all]], an amateur historian and novelist. [[CreatorCareerSelfDeprecation Writer Robert Rath]] is both of those things.
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* And in [[https://youtu.be/kyCmh9G1fpo?t=373 the next episode]], while in events destined to be tragic... the delivery of one line can make one chuckle: "Holy s**t, ''''is that the Archduke?''"

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* And in [[https://youtu.be/kyCmh9G1fpo?t=373 the next episode]], while in events destined to be tragic... the delivery of one line can make one chuckle: "Holy s**t, ''''is ''Is that the Archduke?''"Archduke?!''"
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* And in [[https://youtu.be/kyCmh9G1fpo?t=373 the next episode]], while in events destined to be tragic... the delivery of one line can make one chuckle: "Holy s**t, '''is that the Archduke?''"

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* And in [[https://youtu.be/kyCmh9G1fpo?t=373 the next episode]], while in events destined to be tragic... the delivery of one line can make one chuckle: "Holy s**t, '''is ''''is that the Archduke?''"
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* And in [[https://youtu.be/kyCmh9G1fpo?t=373 the next episode]], while in events destined to be tragic... the delivery of one line can make one chuckle: "Holy s**t, ''is that the Archduke?''"

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* And in [[https://youtu.be/kyCmh9G1fpo?t=373 the next episode]], while in events destined to be tragic... the delivery of one line can make one chuckle: "Holy s**t, ''is '''is that the Archduke?''"
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** Prior to ''becoming'' "The Great" - [[https://youtu.be/Gtlxbyzd7Vg?t=40 she was planning a coup against her husband]]. Unfortunately, [[ForWantOfANail one jumpy guard]] accidentally gives up the secret when he's startled one night, asking "if it's true that the conspiracy against the Emperor has been found out?" Unfortunately, the officer he asked was ''not'' in on the secret, and his expression upon being asked this is absolutely hysterical.

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** Prior to ''becoming'' "The Great" - [[https://youtu.be/Gtlxbyzd7Vg?t=40 she was planning a coup against her husband]]. Unfortunately, [[ForWantOfANail one jumpy guard]] guard accidentally gives up the secret when he's startled one night, asking "if it's true that the conspiracy against the Emperor has been found out?" Unfortunately, the officer he asked was ''not'' in on the secret, and his expression upon being asked this is absolutely hysterical.
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** From episode 1: we have Matt making an IncrediblyLamePun, "lend me your buccan-ears"

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** From episode 1: we have Matt making an IncrediblyLamePun, a {{pun}}, "lend me your buccan-ears"
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-->'''Dan:''' I got nothing to lose, [[BringIt come at me!]] [[DropTheHammer *hammered*]] ...okay, done! [[IdiotBall What else was I expecting to happen?]]

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-->'''Dan:''' I got nothing to lose, [[BringIt come at me!]] [[DropTheHammer *hammered*]] ...*hammered* ...okay, done! [[IdiotBall What else was I expecting to happen?]]
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** In Episode 3, Matt takes the time to note that Ta Prohm is known for two things, being visited by Lara Croft in ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' and, to his amusement, having a carved image of what appears to be a dinosaur. The "Lies" episode clarifies that the carving is more likely a stylized boar or rhinoceros, and that these two notions were mentioned together because they are the ''only'' two things popular culture knows about Ta Prohm.

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** In Episode 3, Matt takes the time to note that Ta Prohm is known for two things, being visited by Lara Croft in ''VideoGame/TombRaider'' ''Franchise/TombRaider'' and, to his amusement, having a carved image of what appears to be a dinosaur. The "Lies" episode clarifies that the carving is more likely a stylized boar or rhinoceros, and that these two notions were mentioned together because they are the ''only'' two things popular culture knows about Ta Prohm.
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** Ford’s [[ArtisticLicense-History lack of historical knowledge on the witness stand.]] He claimed the American Revolution began in 1812, believed Benedict Arnold to be a famous writer, and denigrated the studying of history all together, claiming knowledge of the past hadn’t prevented WW1. He won the trial, but was only awarded 6 cents as a result.

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** Ford’s [[ArtisticLicense-History [[ArtisticLicenseHistory lack of historical knowledge on the witness stand.]] He claimed the American Revolution began in 1812, believed Benedict Arnold to be a famous writer, and denigrated the studying of history all together, claiming knowledge of the past hadn’t prevented WW1.[[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI WW1]]. He won the trial, but was only awarded 6 cents as a result.

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** One of Ford's engineers once forced a bartender to dance on the bar at gunpoint while he smashed up all his glasses.

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** One of Ford's engineers (specifically John Dodge, of Dodge Brothers/Dodge Cars fame) once forced a bartender to dance on the bar at gunpoint while he smashed up all his glasses.glasses.
** Ford’s [[ArtisticLicense-History lack of historical knowledge on the witness stand.]] He claimed the American Revolution began in 1812, believed Benedict Arnold to be a famous writer, and denigrated the studying of history all together, claiming knowledge of the past hadn’t prevented WW1. He won the trial, but was only awarded 6 cents as a result.
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** The fourth video details how he'd taken hostages in the town of Euroa, capitalizing on StockholmSyndrome to help keep them nice and calm.

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** The fourth video details how he'd taken hostages in the town of Euroa, capitalizing on StockholmSyndrome UsefulNotes/StockholmSyndrome to help keep them nice and calm.
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** Ford bursting into the kitchen to test a prototype engine while his wife was cooking dinner for guests.
** They say that internal combustion engines were once known by the "incredibly metal name" of "explosion engines."
** Ford builds his first car but on the first day of testing, he realizes he forgot one variable: It's too big to fit through the door. He "widens" the door with an axe.
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** One of Ford's engineers once forced a bartender to dance on the bar at gunpoint while he smashed up all his glasses.
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* Henry Ford
** The [[RunningGag repeated]] appearances of the Fore[[Literature/TheShadow shadow]] any time they mention something that would eventually link to Ford's antisemitism.
** Ford's sheer terror during his first and only automobile race.
** Ford tries to remove all excess weight from a high-performance car he's designing by ripping off his own mustache.
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** Napoleon's attempts to [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy appeal to Egyptian Muslims]], which included wearing a turban, [[BlindIdiotTranslation badly translated Arabic propaganda]], and claiming to defend "the worship of Mohammed"[[note]]Muslims don't worship Mohammed. They only consider him a prophet.[[/note]] Muslims, including the scholars Napoleon hoped to impress, find this hilarious.

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** Napoleon's attempts to [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy appeal to Egyptian Muslims]], which included wearing a turban, [[BlindIdiotTranslation badly translated Arabic propaganda]], and claiming to defend "the worship of Mohammed"[[note]]Muslims don't worship Mohammed. They only consider him a prophet.[[/note]] [[/note]]. Muslims, including the scholars Napoleon hoped to impress, find this hilarious.
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* The Persian King's masterclass at trolling against Justinian which seems to get funnier with each step.

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* The Persian King's (i.e. [[EarlyBirdCameo Khosrau's]]) masterclass at trolling against Justinian which seems to get funnier with each step.
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** When mentioning Genghis Khan's removal of titles, a man named Bataar is shown having the "Jenkins" title from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' removed, and the "Great Mongol Nation" is treated as his guild.

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