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Boring History for Sleep

Boring History for Sleep

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Welcome to Boring History to Sleep — the only show where falling asleep in the middle is not only allowed… it’s encouraged. Each episode takes you on a slow, uneventful stroll through the most yawn-worthy corners of the past: treaties nobody remembers, kings who ruled for three weeks, and revolutions that never really got started. Delivered in the softest, most sleep-inducing voice we could find, this show is like warm milk with a side of ancient trivia. Perfect for insomniacs, history nerds, and anyone who thinks a Roman tax policy discussion sounds like a lullaby. Lay back, close your eyesVelvet Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Boring History For Sleep | Cocaine: A Dark History of Power, Money & Myth 💀🔥
    Nov 27 2025

    🍃💊 Long before it became infamous, cocaine began as a sacred Andean plant — chewed quietly by ancient people for strength, ritual, and survival. Over centuries, explorers, scientists, doctors, and empires transformed it from a leaf into a global obsession, reshaping medicine, crime, and culture.
    Close your eyes and drift through a history both fascinating and tragic — a story of discovery, ambition, and the dangerous power of one small plant.

    👉 Boring History For Sleep | Calm voices, big history, no glamorization. 💤

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    4 hrs and 2 mins
  • Boring History For Sleep | WW2 Facts You’ve Never Heard
    Nov 26 2025

    🕯️🌍 World War II was one of the most intense events in human history — but hidden beneath the battles are quiet stories, strange coincidences, and surprising details that feel more dreamy than frightening. From forgotten inventions to bizarre accidents and peaceful moments in the middle of chaos, these soft WW2 facts will gently pull your mind away from the day.
    Close your eyes and drift into a calmer corner of history, where even the world’s biggest conflict has quiet details worth whispering.

    👉 Boring History For Sleep | Soft facts, slow voices, and sleepy timelines. 💤

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    4 hrs and 5 mins
  • Boring History For Sleep | British Royals and Their Secret Addictions EXPOSED 👑😱
    Nov 25 2025

    🕯️👑 Behind silks, palaces, and perfect portraits, some British royals hid addictions and obsessions stranger than the scandals that made the newspapers. From unusual habits to full-blown fixations, their private lives were far messier — and far more human — than history likes to admit.
    Close your eyes and step behind the velvet curtain into the royal world of secrets, vices, and very strange hobbies.

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    4 hrs
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