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<label>Can You Imagine That</label>
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<span>39 episodes</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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<ol><li class='episode' title='Aunt Mary's New Tooth'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00001.mp3'>
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<label>Aunt Mary's New Tooth</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Grog in 1740'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00002.mp3'>
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<label>Grog in 1740</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Clam Chowder'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00003.mp3'>
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<label>Clam Chowder</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Bits of Bread'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00004.mp3'>
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<label>Bits of Bread</label>
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<aside>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Tom Molineaux'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00005.mp3'>
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<label>Tom Molineaux</label>
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<aside>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Parliament Buildings'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00006.mp3'>
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<label>Parliament Buildings</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Tin Can Tied to Dog's Tail'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00007.mp3'>
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<label>Tin Can Tied to Dog's Tail</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='First Car of Funeral Train'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00008.mp3'>
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<label>First Car of Funeral Train</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='More Married Men'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00009.mp3'>
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<label>More Married Men</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='A Girl Changes Her Mind'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00010.mp3'>
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<label>A Girl Changes Her Mind</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='44 Year Old Quarrel'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00011.mp3'>
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<label>44 Year Old Quarrel</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Two Million an Hour'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00012.mp3'>
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<label>Two Million an Hour</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Building Rises from the Sea'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00013.mp3'>
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<label>Building Rises from the Sea</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Two Days on a Streetcar'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00014.mp3'>
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<label>Two Days on a Streetcar</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Ostracize'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00015.mp3'>
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<label>Ostracize</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Boy Battles Eagle'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00016.mp3'>
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<label>Boy Battles Eagle</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Sneezing for 21 Days'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00017.mp3'>
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<label>Sneezing for 21 Days</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Stone Giant'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00018.mp3'>
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<label>Stone Giant</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Number Two Is Unlucky'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00019.mp3'>
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<label>Number Two Is Unlucky</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Frightened Out of Speech'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00020.mp3'>
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<label>Frightened Out of Speech</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Chimp Language'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00021.mp3'>
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<label>Chimp Language</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='1788 War Prediction'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00022.mp3'>
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<label>1788 War Prediction</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Animals' Field Day'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00023.mp3'>
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<label>Animals' Field Day</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Two Billion Dollar Bet'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00024.mp3'>
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<label>Two Billion Dollar Bet</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Funeral Fire'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00025.mp3'>
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<label>Funeral Fire</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Explosion Heard Three Thousands Miles Away'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00026.mp3'>
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<label>Explosion Heard Three Thousands Miles Away</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Five Men Swindled'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00027.mp3'>
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<label>Five Men Swindled</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Not English'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00028.mp3'>
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<label>Not English</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Reward Nineteen Years Later'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00029.mp3'>
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<label>Reward Nineteen Years Later</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Joan of Arc'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00030.mp3'>
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<label>Joan of Arc</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Marriage Customs'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00031.mp3'>
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<label>Marriage Customs</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Black Cats'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00032.mp3'>
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<label>Black Cats</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</li><li class='episode' title='His Brother's Father'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00033.mp3'>
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<label>His Brother's Father</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Babies and Weather'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00034.mp3'>
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<label>Babies and Weather</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Detective Stories'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00035.mp3'>
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<label>Detective Stories</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Ape Saved Key Possession'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00036.mp3'>
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<label>Ape Saved Key Possession</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Angel of Death'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00037.mp3'>
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<label>Angel of Death</label>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Motion Pictures'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00038.mp3'>
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<label>Motion Pictures</label>
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<aside>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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</li><li class='episode' title='Victim Arrested'
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data-cover='/cover/sm/can-you-imagine-that.jpg'
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data-series='Can You Imagine That'
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data-file='otr/can-you-imagine-that/00039.mp3'>
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<label>Victim Arrested</label>
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<aside>
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<span>15mins</span>
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<span>Aired 1940</span>
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</aside>
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Can You Imagine That is a captivating radio show that shares bizarre and astounding stories taken from newspaper columns from across the country. Combining elements of docudrama sketches and vignettes about unusual news items and historical curiosities, the show aims to give listeners something intriguing to think about. Some of the peculiar stories dramatized on the show include incidents of animal attacks, elderly people growing new teeth, and ancient cultural practices. The show's tone is lighter and less extreme than similar programs like Ripley's Believe It or Not, making it an excellent source of entertaining facts and conversation starters.</p><p>Broadcast during the golden age of radio, Can You Imagine That aired on multiple radio networks and showcased a variety of fascinating tales. The show has numerous episodes, and many of them still exist today. While the program did not have any related television shows or other media formats, it did share some similarities with other radio programs such as The Passing Parade, Ripley's One Minute Shorts, Strange As It Seems, and Incredible But True. The show captured the interest of its listeners by presenting extraordinary accounts and facts, and it may have even had notable advertisers and sponsors during its time on the air.
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<p><strong>Sources:</strong>
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<a href='https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Can_You_Imagine_That_Singles' target='_blank'>archive.org</a>, <a href='https://www.otrcat.com/p/can-you-imagine-that' target='_blank'>otrcat.com</a>
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