Season 2
39 episodes · premiered Jan 16, 2024
Season 2 of fern. aired in 2024.
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E1 Why the World's Biggest Aquarium Broke
The world's largest aquarium broke. This is the story.
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E2 The Dirty Business Behind Caffeine
Coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks - countless drinks contain caffeine. But why actually? And what does caffeine do to us?
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E3 What Faking Cancer Looks Like
This video is largely based on the "Believe in Magic" podcast by the BBC.
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E4 Why Europe Has No Hollywood
... At Making Money. They are great, calm down. But today Hollywood clearly dominates the medium. Once upon a time Europe was pioneering in film. What happened?
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E5 Why German Sounds So Aggressive
German sounds harsh and aggressive. Why?
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E6 /stol/: The Worst Place on the Internet
In 2014 one of the biggest leaks of all time happened. This is the story of r/TheFappening.
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E7 The Kids Who Hacked The CIA
This is the story of the kids who Hacked the CIA.
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E8 Hitler's Insane Train
This is the story of the Breitspurbahn.
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E9 The Biggest Fraud on TV
The story of a gang that systematically exploited a quiz show.
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E10 The Hunt for Ted Bundy
This is the story of how they caught Ted Bundy.
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E11 How Communists Made Unbreakable Glass
This is the story of how communists made nearly unbreakable glass. Why is not everywhere today? Or is it?
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E12 The Bizarre World of North Korean Influencers
There are more and more North Korean influencers appearing on the internet. What's behind it?
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E13 The Evil Design of Mercedes Tower
In the heart of Dubai, there’s a new hypertower under development...
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E14 Trump's Favorite Prison
The world's toughest and largest prison is located in El Salvador. It tells the story of a country that might have sacrificed its democracy in a fight against gangs.
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E15 How a CIA Base Works
How do CIA bases operate on foreign soil? Where are they concealed? What occurs inside them?
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E16 The Hunt for Europe's Most Wanted Criminal
The story of the hunt for Europe's Most Wanted Criminal.
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E17 Inside China‘s Torture Camps for Teens
In China there is a special place for kids with behavioral problems. Each with their own, ever more cruel practices to force teenagers into obedience…
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E18 The Weirdest Hoax on the Internet
What started as a harmless joke by two students, became one of the biggest hoaxes on the internet.
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E19 Mapping the Trump Shooting
We mapped and animated the Trump assassination attempt. Events are still unfolding.
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E20 The Plans to Assassinate Hitler
This is a video about the craziest plans to assassinate Hitler.
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E21 The $2.1 Billion McDonald's Machine
McDonald's uses Self Order Terminals in almost all of their restaurants now. Turns out these terminals are likely making them a lot of money.
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E22 The Game That Stole $130,000,000
This is the unknown story of a video game that turned out to be a massive scam.
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E23 How the CIA Stole a Russian Submarine
During the cold war the CIA stole a Russian submarine..
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E24 The McDonald's Monopoly Scam
What if the famous McDonald's Monopoly game ... was rigged?
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E25 Is Wikipedia Secretly Rich?
Wikipedia frequently asks for donations. But does the site actually need the money?
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E26 The Worst Hotel in Las Vegas
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E27 The Kids Who Hacked Xbox
A group of teenagers hacked the world’s biggest game developers over the course of several years. This is their story.
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E28 Inside Japan’s Secret Torture Lab
This is the story of Unit 731.
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E29 How a Hacker Saved the Internet
A group of hackers tried to gain access to millions of servers around the world - a master key to most of the internet. Last minute a software developer thwarted their plans.
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E30 The ancient computer that simply shouldn't exist
An ancient machine found in a shipwreck stuns the modern world. What was the mysterious device used for? How can it be so advanced?
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E31 A New Ocean Is Forming in Africa
Africa is splitting apart, and a new ocean is forming. We traveled there to witness it firsthand.
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E32 What will Trump’s second term look like?
US elections are on November 5th. What happens if Donald Trump wins?
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E33 Why German Cities Look Ugly
Why do German cities look so ugly?
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E34 The CIA's Scariest Weapon
This is the CIA's scariest weapon.
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E35 What Was on Bin Laden's Hard Drive?
What was on the hard drive of Osama Bin Laden?
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E36 Europe's Strangest Unsolved Crime
This is the mysterious case of Oury Jalloh.
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E37 ANØM: The Most Genius FBI Operation
This is the story of the most genius FBI operation.
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E38 The CIA mission that hacked Iran’s Nuclear Program
This is the story of Stuxnet.
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E39 South Korea Is a Dystopia
Powerful families control much of the South Korean Economy. At what cost?