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QAH Episode 84: The First Airborne Crossing of the English Channel
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Quarter-Arsed History presents: the first airborne crossing of the English Channel, where two men had to come up with a very inventive and very funny way to drop weight from their balloon.
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Episode 333: The Worst US Presidents in History
53:26|In this week's episode, get to know four of the worst president in the history of the United States of America: John Tyler, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Warren G. Harding.
Monuments Episode 45: The Hollywood Sign
18:41|This week's monument is the Hollywood sign, an icon of the US city of Los Angeles and a symbol of the mighty US film industry.
QAH Episode 83: The Death of William Henry Harrison
17:34|Quarter-Arsed History presents: the untimely death of William Henry Harrison, whose 31-day presidency remains the shortest in US history.
Episode 332: The Most Controversial US Presidential Elections in History
01:00:11|In this week's episode, learn about three of the most controversial presidential elections in US history and the root cause behind them: the broken Electoral College system.
Monuments Episode 44: Chateau Frontenac
16:37|This week's monument is Chateau Frontenac, a beautiful palace-like building perched on a hill overlooking Quebec City in Canada.
QAH Episode 82: The Melbourne Cup
23:45|Quarter-Arsed History presents: the Melbourne Cup, a famous horse race held each year in Melbourne, Victoria, which has generated a few interesting stories across its long history.
Episode 331: Alves Reis and the Portuguese Banknote Crisis
01:03:28|In this week's episode, get to know Artur Virgilio Alves Reis and hear about the incredible fraud he undertook in 1924, scamming his way into 100 million Portuguese escudos.
Monuments Episode 43: The Eiffel Tower
22:27|This week's episode is the Eiffel Tower, perhaps the best-known monument on the face of the planet, an iconic part of the French capital, Paris.