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Calm History - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation (By A Real Person; Not AI)

Pearl Divers & Shark Charmers: A Bizarre Moment in History | Bedtime Sleep Stories about History

Calm History - Bedtime Sleep Stories for Education & Relaxation (By A Real Person; Not AI)

Harris | ASMR & Insomnia Network

Mental Health, History, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

4.4891 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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0:00.0

Welcome to Calm History. I'm Harris, and this podcast is my quirky mix of education with sedation.

0:13.2

So go ahead, lean back, put up your feet, and settle into my time machine of tranquility.

0:23.5

I hope this episode distracts and relaxes your overactive brain squirrels.

0:32.7

I'm back with more curious history about pearls.

0:38.8

In bonus episode number 56, I shared stories about pearls and Alexander the Great,

0:46.0

Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Aphrodite, Botticelli, Christopher Columbus, and even Elizabeth Taylor.

0:57.7

In bonus episode number 63, I explained the curious history of pearl biology, fake pearls,

1:07.3

cultivated pearls, black pearls, the world's largest pearls, and most importantly, the history of the band,

1:17.6

Pearl Jam. And now, in this episode, you'll hear all about pearl divers, sharks, and shark charmers.

1:30.3

Which means yes, similar to the children's animation, finding Nemo, this story has sharks.

1:40.3

But don't worry, I think you'll find this episode to be less scary, perhaps more humorous, and definitely more bizarre than the Pixar blockbuster movie Finding Nemo.

1:57.4

In the near future, I'll stitch together this episode and all my prior episodes about

2:04.1

pearls, so you can relax with a super long silk plus bonus episode about the fascinating

2:12.4

history of pearls.

2:16.3

But for now,

2:19.5

the history of pearl divers,

2:20.9

sharks,

2:22.7

and shark charmers.

2:25.4

Oh boy,

2:27.8

an episode about sharks for calm history?

2:30.9

Harris,

2:32.2

has your coconut gone soft?

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