Greatest Plot Twists In History
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In fiction, there is nothing as dramatic as a good twist in the plot, an unexpected event that changes the course of the story. These events aren’t just relegated to fiction, however. True life is full of unexpected events that have changed the course of history. Here are a few of those twists that no one saw coming.
🗓 ️ Topics Discussed
Soldiers At Chosin Reservoir Saved By Candy
The Japanese Fleet Was Destroyed By A Hunch
An Offhand Comment Destroys The Berlin Wall
The Poison King’s Plan Backfires
Frederick The Great Saved By A Fan
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Further Reading:https://theworld.org/stories/2020-10-02/how-mistake-press-conference-helped-topple-berlin-wall.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50013048.https://www.theguardian.com/world/from-the-archive-blog/2019/oct/30/the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-archive-november-1989.https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-berlin-wall-and-how-did-it-fall.https://www.worldhistory.org/Mithridates_VI/.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mithradates-VI-Eupator.https://www.worldhistory.org/article/906/mithridates-poison-elixir-fact-or-fiction/.https://warontherocks.com/2024/02/learning-lessons-from-the-prussian-past/.https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peter-III-emperor-of-Russia.https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Frederick_the_Great.https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/seven-years-war-1756-1763-0.https://go.navyonline.com/blog/how-wade-mcclusky-jr.-redirected-midway.https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/battle-midway#:~:text=Early on the morning of,island and ready for battle..https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/midway-air-hero-remembered/.http://www.cv6.org/company/accounts/wmcclusky/.https://veteransbreakfastclub.org/the-myth-of-the-tootsie-roll-airdrop-at-chosin/.https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/dispatches-articles/41/544/Military Myths and Legends: The Tootsie Roll Marines.https://americangimuseum.org/tootsie-rolls-saved-troops-at-the-battle-of-the-chosin-reservoir/.
Timestamps:
Intro: (00:00)
Soldiers At Chosin Reservoir Saved By Candy (00:04)
The Japanese Fleet Was Destroyed By A Hunch (03:22)
An Offhand Comment Destroys The Berlin Wall (07:33)
The Poison King’s Plan Backfires (10:40)
Frederick The Great Saved By A Fan (14:03)
Did You Know?: (17:21)
Outro: (17:58)
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