What happened to the lost gold stolen by the Nazis in World War Two? In Dan Snow's long career as a broadcaster, he's come across all sorts of unexplained phenomena, myths and mysteries- from searching for the Nazi Gold Train in Poland to debunking the mummy's curse in Tutankhamun's tomb and looking for answers about ball lightning. History is full of the weird and wonderful and in this episode Dan is joined by polymath, author and fellow podcaster Dan Schreiber to talk about stories of lost treasure, curious relics and Edwardian superstitions. You can read up on the things mentioned in this podcast, and more, in the History Hit Miscellany book available now online and in bookshops. Dan Schreiber is the host of We Can Be Weirdos podcast and the author of The Theory of Everything Else. Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsely, Mary Beard and more. Watch, listen and read history wherever you are, whenever you want it. Available on all devices: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Xbox, Chromecast, and iOs & Android. We're offering a special discount to History Hit for our subscribers, get 50% off your first 3 months with code YOUTUBE: https://www.historyhit.com/subscription/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=YouTube2024 #historyhit #podcast #mystery 00:00 Introduction 03:05 Dan's Hunt For Nazi Gold 07:28 Missing Treasure from History 11:59 Missing Manuscripts from History 16:42 Missing Relics 17:56 'Ball Lightning' 23:10 New 'Age of Discovery' 23:50 Egyptian Mummies and Curses 29:23 Luck and Superstition 33:02 History of Ghosts 35:08 Weird World War Facts! 38:10 Conclusion