CLASSIC: History's Weirdest Flexes, Part One

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Do you know anyone who decided to show off in a weird way? While the phrase 'weird flex' may be relatively recent, it turns out that this phenomenon is as old as human civilization. Join the guys with special guests Miles and Jack from The Daily Zeitgeist as they explore some of the strangest (and most petty) flexes in human history.

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0:00.0	Fellow ridiculous historians, thank you, as always, so much for tuning in.
0:05.0	We are presenting two classic episodes that we could not be more excited about.
0:13.6	Yeah, this one publishes on a day where you typically get a new episode,
0:18.0	but we wanted to take a little family time for the Memorial Day weekend.
0:21.1	So you're getting a classic, but follow it up with our weekend classic being part two of
0:26.9	history's weirdest flexes with our buddies Miles and Jack from the Daily Zeitgeist.
0:33.2	So let's roll the tape.
0:35.7	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:38.2	Guaranteed Human.
0:41.8	Ridiculous history is a production of I-Heart Radio.
0:45.1	Ridiculous History is a production of I-Heart Radio. Welcome back to the show, folks.
1:13.6	This is Ridiculous History.
1:15.7	My name is Ben.
1:16.5	My name is Nolan.
1:17.3	It's not ridiculous historians.
1:18.8	It's not.
1:19.3	That's our Facebook group.
1:20.4	But hey, look at us.
1:21.3	We're getting the plug in early.
1:22.7	Yeah, join the Facebook group if you like the show.
1:24.7	We always save it for the end.
1:25.9	Maybe we'll see a giant spike in activity, a flurry of activity on our Facebook group.
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