I don't get it... Even when people comment the location of the hidden treasure, I still cannot find it most of the time. This is one of those times. I watched several seconds before and after 3:52 and I'm just not seeing it... I'm either blind or stupid, maybe a little of both... Lol! 🤯🤣😂
A young nurse who saved my life four years ago couldn't have done that if her ancestors hadn't gotten into a fight causing them to miss boarding the Titanic.
Ha, when I was like 18 I was walking up an alleyway almost home from work anda couple of the neighborhood kids ran up to me and said their little sister had climbed a fire escape. The baby was maybe 24 months at the most. I ran up the fire escape and found her on the roof of a 3 floor apartment building, standing on the edge looking down. I sure didn't want to scare her. When she heard me she turned around to face me with her heels on the edge. I don't do heights myself and it was incredibly hot so my head was already spinning- but she was fine, just looking at me. I was so scared I would cause her to take a step backwards. I managed to approach her really slowly, telling her I had candy for her. Then when I got close enough I lunged at her and caught her arm. When I carried her down her mom was at the bottom, her mom was there, having been retrieved from the bar on the corner. She just took her baby like "thanks" 🤣🤣🤣. That was over 20 years ago. I still think about her every now and then, what she's up to, how she has changed the world. She probably has kids by now, and who knows what they and their descendants might do? It's so strange, how really, everything that happens is some kind of butterfly effect of a million different people making precisely the decisions they did when they did.
The bullet wasn’t completely stopped. He was shot. In fact he famously opened the speech saying “I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
The bullet remained in Teddy Roosevelt's chest for the rest of his life because doctors thought it would be more dangerous to remove it than to leave it in his body,
It wasn't a "locked binocular room" it was a locked locker at the crows nest. It's also a myth that the binoculars would have helped as the there was no moon while the sea was calm and foggy that night. The crew would scan the horizon with peripheral vision then examine with a looking glass. ie no light, no waves to crash and show ice moving, and you can't look through fog even with glass.
Normal people: please hit the like button. MrBallen: please go buy a treadmill and let the like button use it, then increase the speed to max and throw Legos on it.
@Auxiliary Stream Services Part of me admires Teddy, but part of me has to admit he was kind of a douche. I know it wasn't viewed the same way back then that it is today, but Teddy proudly shot a lot of what are now endangered animals. He was really, really into it, Don Jr and Eric Trump style. Pretty gross. The militaristic stuff was bad too. It just goes to show, there are no such things as heroes, only monsters. All people are shit. Long live the robots.
This is why I love history. One simple choice or action can change the course of the entire world. The story about Washington and the Revolutionary War was unreal.
I’m from Belfast and my friends grandfather was a crew member on the titanic. A few days before it was to set sail, he fell and broke his leg so was unable to go on the voyage. It’s crazy to think that happening to him potentially saved his life.
I get that viewership correlates with new content but it should really go off of quality of the content within, I hope Ballen never runs out of stories and just continues doing what he likes. Telling stories about the strange, dark, and mysterious. Idc how many times a week
Washington's net worth was equivalent to over $500 million in today's money. He probably had prior knowledge of the factors he could use to defeat the enemy, including their lack of communication and false sense of security. If he was that rich, he was probably also the type to put business before pleasure and attend to any important developments immediately. He would've translated that note in no time.
@@evelynzlon9492 They will not have loyalist like this that is first and you are assuming a lot.He has a lot of luck from the factors he couldn't foresee.
@@motherpigeon1582 Washington probably knew exactly who was on duty that night. Their personalities, their linguistics--all of it. He was probably hoping that nobody spotted him, but if they did, a breakdown in their communication was equally useful. He may have even pulled a few strings to GUARANTEE that these stooges were on the watch that night. Did you know that the US government has a whole department devoted to communications interception? It's called the National Security Agency, NSA for short.
@@motherpigeon1582 Also, Washington probably created the false rumors that the British were "winning" the war. This also encouraged the enemy to let his guard down and get lazy and careless. Having amassed a half billion dollar fortune, Washington was probably readily open to novel concepts which deviated from "common knowledge". After all, if it was so easy to figure out how to get rich, everybody would be doing it. Probably none of his opponents even approached his aptitude in this regard.
@@motherpigeon1582 Look at it this way: Washington was a sneak. That much is clear. So he probably fought his war in a whole VARIETY of underhanded ways, in addition to physically slithering across the Potomac.
I wonder what happened to that farmer. I mean, here's a note in Johann Rall's pocket from him, warning that an invasion was imminent. I'm pretty sure Washington's army would have found that note and not been happy about it. Even in 1776, "Snitches get stiches"
@@jasonhaynes2952 The colonies in the Americas where British and that farmer like everyone else living in those colonies were British subjects, So that farmer was a patriot and the revolutionary army where committing treason. Had the British won I can only imagine Washington and co would have been hung for treason.
@@MikeP2055 A brief search and I thought I'd gone mad, that somehow Paul Revere's name got switched up on me! WOW. Thanks for this, I've always had an interest in war-time (particularly American) history because it's rich with fascinating subjects and easy to get hold of. But I've never heard of this absolute mad lad! Gonna be looking into him some more, for sure.
He wrote about an amazing horror story in a diary, which was meant to have been told to him by a grizzled old German hunter in the US named Bauman. If you want to hear it google search 'Bauman story roosevelt' and you should find it! What a man.
@@janicesullivan8942 Uh, because that would be destroying property? How could they have known beforehand that they were going to hit an iceberg and sink?
@@SirMonkeySuit jimmying a lock is hardly a destruction of property when it involves basic essential equipment. The ship’s designer and company chairman/managing director were ON the ship! The replacement officer couldn’t talk to the captain?! The captain couldn’t talk to the company honcho?! Not that they cared about safety anyway, with cutting corners on the number of lifeboats.
@@fayej6591 But they were in full spirits being on the best ship that ever set sail. You can't live now and expect they understood what they were about to face! If you lived in that time, you would also be the same. Just like, if you lived in Germany 80+ years ago, you would have been a nazi 99.9% because every single person on this earth revolves around their surroundings. They lived 100 years ago and were told that this ship was unsinkable. Why would they assume otherwise living in that time? It doesn't seem that long ago to us but it terms of technology. We have advanced massively. You should not expect the same from these unfortunate people who does not have hindsight.
I once accidentally took a piece of equipment from my workplace, and my team struggled without it. I felt really guilty and I bought them donuts the next day. At least my mistake didn't cause them to hit an iceberg and become the most famous shipwreck in history. Way to put things in perspective!
@edwardpatrickson are you dumb, ofcourse they would have made a difference, the ability to see futher and avoid obstacles far in advance of when they come to view with the naked eye is obviously going to make a difference. However i wouldnt say its his fault, White star line did plenty of things that would condemn the ship if it hit an iceberg. Although having 1 key for important equipment is a msssive oversite, they should have had back ups and the captain should have also had a guy.
True at night the best way to spot icebergs would be with the naked eye, binoculars are for examining something that has already been spotted not for searching for unseen things @edwardpatrickson
Read a note handed to me in the night in English no less, or keep partying and playing cards hmmm. I think I'll read it later not like those untrained American rebels are going to attack us.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." He also went on a hunt, but refused to kill a bear that had been chased by hounds to exhaustion and then lassoed and tied to a tree because it was unsportsmanlike. This is why we still call bear dolls "Teddy Bears", even 120 years later. Dude is a legend.
During my time aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, I bought one of the souvenir teddy bears...it's made up to look a little like him, including his glasses. That incident is a perfect example being hounded, and says a great deal about what sort of man he was.
@@zeuxlaught2797 hunting isnt animal cruelty. It's natural for humans. Without Teddy Roosevelt we would not have national parks, nature preserves, or the wildlife preservation movement. It was his love for the wild that led to him pushing to establish those things
I once had a job. But since they didn't give me a raise, so I quit. A few weeks later the company shut down because they didn't have me managing things. History was changed for everyone at the company
Like you could go back in time pick up a rock and then take it back. That rock you picked up even if nobody saw you maybe could make you dead/ never born
Makes me think of the Netflix show TRAVELERS 😳 Some of the scenarios are obviously “predictive programming”/propaganda🙄, but it’s still an interesting idea.
If you haven't already, I totally recommend the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. Read it years ago as a kid and it still has relevance - kind of anyway - to this topic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder
Yes but the ironic thing is decisions are made every minute, second that affect the outcome of future events. The importance of each, will not be known unless something spectacular occurs.
Omg. I've always had a weird fascination with the Titanic, even though I'm not really a boat or sea person in general. For whatever reason, that particular ship and it's story has always intrigued me. I've watched a lot of documentaries on it and not ONCE have I ever heard that really small, yet really important detail. Crazy.
Because it's inconsequential. The binoculars would not have helped them in the conditions they were in that night. They still would not have seen that iceberg until it was too late.
Fun fact about the Roosevelt speech story: he had to explain the ordeal to the audience of the speech. "Some of you may not be aware of the severity of the situation: I have just been shot."
My History prof in college was like this. He had three doctorates in History His lectures were more like Mr Ballen's stories. 75 minutes went by fast. And I learned more in those three classes than anything in the 12 years prior.
@@markdraeger4721 I agree! In college my prof, who had THREE doctorates in History, taught like Mr B. And I took every one of his classes. Ninety minute lectures that went by in minutes. So much fun (!) And he liked to touch on hidden history . I learned so much.
IKR. My 8th grade history teacher was biting and very strict. I also ‘failed’ her class. (I had a low A but if I got a B, my parents would consider it as a failure.) my 7th grade history teacher was more like Mr. Ballen. She was fun and I liked her class most of the time.
my thoughts before each video;; "i'm gonna find the secret this time, i'm gonna focus so good" my thoughts after each video;;;; "damn it, the stories are just too good, i'll just go back to the start and try to find it" i do that and then i never find it ;) every single time lol
I always found it amazing that a book was written titled "The Wreck Of The Titan" years before the Titanic sunk in the Northern Atlantic. Which plotted a similar voyage from a top of the line ship that was deemed unsinkable with the same fate occurring.
There is so much like this. Many philosphers predicted hundreds of years before events happened but no one believed them. It Is kind of weird . You can look up predictions that came true on TH-cam if you want. There are so many predictions written precisely and rightly predict many major events.
Another titanic story is that Milton S. Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate company, was supposed to be on the Madain voyage along with his wife. Sadly, his wife had fallen ill and they decided to leave the day before the titanic on a different ship. For those curious, they still had their tickets, and they are displayed in Hershey at a museum next to the park.
Mr. Ballen…how do you manage to make all of these re-tellings so much more interesting and engaging then other story tellers? Definitely my favorite channel on TH-cam. Just ordered my flannel. Thanks for all you do.
He is extraordinarily. He genuinely seems to be passionate about what he does. This is what it looks like when you love what you do, you are good at what you do, and are so passionate about it that you dedicate your time to share with others. We love you for it!
It was frustrating that the germans didn't understand english & then disappointed when Johann died because he didnt get the farmers warning in time, but then it turned into instant relief & regret when I heard it was George Washington that took him out, thank goodness for that! How emotions change so quickly aye.
I felt chills during the second story, though, because my ancestors came to America as Hessian captives. My ancestors actually decided to stay after the war and become a teacher. It's so weird hearing something like this and knowing how close my family could have been to not existing
@@Shyniees colonizing America is probably Britain's greatest achievement, we took over the world with our empire then had a baby that grew up and also took over the world, pretty impressive for a small island
Love that story of Teddy Roosevelt. He said during his speech “it will take more than a bullet to take out the bull moose” legendary line from the leader of the bull moose party!!
The fact that they didn't break down the door to the locked room with the binoculars is the real tragedy here. Considering the size of the ship, the importance of lookouts and the trivial nature of repairs on a ship there should have been no hesitation in breaking in to that room. I am certain it was not locked up like fort knocks and a sledge hammer or shovel could have broken in. Short sightedness is really amazing sometimes.
"The guy that was fired must have taken the keys to our binocular closet with him" "Well, nothing we can do, locks cannot be picked, containers cannot be pried open, we'll just do without binoculars" That reasoning fits perfectly with everything about the Titanic.
@@michaelmoorrees3585 I would ask my grandfather, but he's dead. He knew beforehand the Titanic voyage would end in disaster. He tried to warn everyone. He shouted till he was hoarse "DON'T GO ON BOARD! YOU'LL DIE!" But it was no good. They simply threw him out of the cinema.
@Big Cat Little Lion I mean it’s kind of insane. You’re absolutely right. They also for sure had axes on board. Break that door down. A new door was probably $1.50 in 1912. You can’t tell me it was impossible to get those binos
@@guccimain89 Mr. Ballen LITERALLY explained in the video that the crew thought they didn't need any binoculars because they thought that their lookouts were skilled enough to spot any nearby icebergs with their naked eye, without any binoculars. Should of payed attention. 9:33 - 9:51
@@guccimain89 I’m sure he heard that, but the guy at the end blamed him and said he would have seen it had he had binoculars, so they should have just broke the door down
I m reading a book on the Titanic called “Unsinkable” by Daniel Butler. It is excellent, I highly recommend it. The author tells an interesting story I had never heard. Apparently, the Titanic was being pulled out of Southampton harbor and it was so huge that it created an immense wake, which pulled a smaller ship called the New York within a few feet of hitting the Titanic, which would have seriously damaged the smaller ship. A man on the Titanic who was watching from the deck, turned to the American theatrical producer Renee Harris and said, “Do you love life? That was a bad omen. Get off this ship at Cherbourg, that’s what I’m going to do.” Mrs. Harris, of course, ignored the man and stayed on the ship. She remembered later after being rescued by the Carpathia, that she had never seen the man again after Cherbourg. He followed his instinct and avoided an almost certain, terrible death. And he also tells the story about the binoculars, although I don’t recall him knowing the backstory about David.
Teachers need to be like Mr. Ballen. I actually want to listen to him and I don't care if I have already watched something because it's still interesting the second time.
True that! Even if I don't find the topic interesting, he makes it so! I listen to him non-stop! If more teachers imparted information like he does, I think our nation would be much smarter!
Me listening to each story: I wonder how these change history Me after each story: holy moly! I had no clue any of these would be that big and surprising!!
I feel like he may as well open up those old wounds and rubbed salt into them cos damn! That poor key guy basically got doxed! Also if they wouldn't have tried to wow the press by showing up early, or had enough life boats on board, or maybe jimmied the lock?!
-Pfft, thats nothing. He got shot while giving a speech and made the medics wait for him to finish it.- *EDIT:* ok nvm it's the story in this vid. Another awesome fact then, *he brought his fists to a gunfight and won!*
@@coolerheadsprevail9312 I was referring to the event in th-cam.com/video/pnFmrgYh1fw/w-d-xo.html Not sure if it's the same as this vid's though. EDIT: It was! He made the medics wait an hour lol
I have asthma. Best way to control it is by eliminating your anxiety triggers. It sounds silly but it helps a ton...i sometimes forget i have it...Also, fun fact, its not uncommon for asthma to go away as you age.
Usually, I really dislike when content creators just say dont forget to like and subscrib, but you have such a unique way of asking for it, and that was the first thing that caught my attention in your vids. Hands down, my favourite content creator out there rn. Keep up the fantastic work.
I honestly hope he does, I love the stories but he's at a point in his life with his family that he needs to experience. You can never make up or relive these important moments in life and I know he wants to experience them.
@@logun3678 I know, that's the sad part. Now we have to wait till Monday. I used to take the weekends to catch up on his videos but now I'm all caught up so weekends are boring.
My family and I love stories about history and love it even more when you bring up stories like these 3 that we’ve never heard before. We’re big fans of yours! 🥰
I watched a documentary that made a pretty good argument that binoculars wouldn't have made a difference on the titanic. The real issue had to do with the temperature and atmosphere conditions making the horizon look like it wasn't where it really was. Much like a mirage.
A ship not far away warned them an they didn't pay attention an got snarky with them .so they went to sleep an thought the ship was having a party allegedly an they didn't answer the flares . So sad
The water was uncharacteristically calm that evening so absent were the the waves usually breaking against an iceberg of that size which meant that the time typically afforded them that have binoculars, was cut so short and combined with their excessive speed the time they would have had stillwouldn't have made a significant difference . It's been a long time since I researched the Titanic obsessively (it was before the Internet, if that hints at how "long" ago and how "obsessive") but I believe I had concluded the only thing that could have been done while everything else remained unchanged was if they had rammed the ice berg head-on. It would have been a willful decision to sacrifice a lot of lives for 100% staying afloat vs. the perceived 99% chance of staying afloat with zero lives lost. Imagine being the officer who made the wrong call because of those odds staring at you and mere seconds to think on it!
@@peggypasson8794 There's a reason why, they were up all night fixing the radio the night before and Californian being closer by than many other ships unintentionally send a message that came out really loud. Combine that with already present irritation being had, saying that Harold Bride and Jack Philips would have been grouchy would be an understatement.
The telegraph guys on board Titanic were paid by the Marconi company on the basis of generating business so being interrupted, especially with a piercing noise was regarded as inconvenient. The majority of telegrams being sent by the richest on board would have been drivel. If the men had bothered to stop and listen then the tragedy might have been avoided. However so many small details were overlooked it seems that it was unavoidable. The captain was useless and the crew unprepared because the ship was deemed too big to sink. Human stupidity and arrogance on display. One hundred years on and little has changed.
Wow! I had never heard that piece of the story about the Titanic before. I even went to the Titanic museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia and also visited the gravesites of many victims. My Husband can't believe they wouldn't have just broke into the cabinet for binoculars. Mr. Ballen, thank you so much for your great stories and videos :)
The story about the farmer and Johann is absolutely incredible!!! It's crazy to think how little things in life can change its entire course. Like a ripple effect... I'm a history fanatic,so I'd love to hear more of these fascinating tidbits in the future! Thanks, Mr.B ✨💛✨
@@jester5868 since hessians were Prussian mercenaries, they always enjoyed cards and alcohol during the holidays. So the idea of an invasion would’ve ruined the fun and seemed highly unlikely. 😁
@Akut Chol It might be true? You have just not seen enough proof to know that for sure. If there wasn't any proof for anything, does that mean nothing is true?
Im glad im not the only one that calls them that.. Ive had x's look at me like I was nuts bc I was like "I'm throwing these socks out because ones a quitter"
I would actually like history class if he was the teacher. He makes it way more interesting than any other person I know would do. Thank you so much Mr. Ballen!
Yes, story telling is so key. I had a world history teacher in high school who just gave us sheets of dates and events to memorize, and he told no stories about the events. It was horribly excruciating to sit in his class, and I otherwise loved school! I was a big nerd in top 10% of graduating class, so poor teachers really disappointed me.
Man. Something that’s more strange dark and mysterious then these stories is the man telling them. He’s perfect ! Voice, face, video set up, charismatic, the whole concept is so dope and I am addicted to watching this channel lmao
@@ilhamhsn1330 Why does he want to look ridiculous? Also, surely some first-time viewers are switching to a different video without giving him a chance to work his storytelling magic on them.
It was all an insurance job .. I watched a documentary about it .. the titanic was swapped with another ship that had sustained damage but their insurance policy for some reason wouldn’t cover it so the ships were swapped .. the staircase from the britanica .. could be wrong on the names there .. was placed in a museum after it was retired but it’s series code didn’t match that ship .l it matched the titanic ..
@@Dinoheath24 Actually, that's been debunked. They actually found the wreck of the Titanic & the serial # were correct for the Titanic. Interesting enough, the Titanic was the 2nd of 3 ships & the 3rd, initially planned to be called the Gigantic, was commandeered by the British navy as a hospital ship right away & hit a mine & sank after less than a year, but the Olympic(the 1st ship in the series) stayed in service till being scrapped in 1935, despite colliding with 3 ships, ramming & sinking a U-Boat, & being torpedoed.
I live just outside Trenton and the Christmas time unaliving of the hessian soldiers is famous here for anyone who enjoys history. Washington was considered one lucky "B" - the weather and all other manner of luck seemed to favor Washington from trenton to Princeton. It's really uncanny.
Lol... perhaps we’ve discovered his secret sales gimmick...cuz sometimes I’ll watch 2 or 3 times even AFTER I see the time stamp from someone who’s clearly more focused on the background......lol I honestly don’t know how they find it! My eyes are totally GLUED to his face start to finish 😳😳😳😂
My grandmother's side of the family (my mother's mother) grew up in East Belfast, not too far from the dockyard where the Titanic was constructed. At the time, my grandmother hadn't yet been born, but her mother and their family still lived in the same area. Now, I'm unsure whether it was my great-grandfather, or my great-great grandfather, however one of them worked on the Titanic when it was being constructed. I think he was an engineer or something or other. The story goes that the family member obtained tickets for the maiden voyage, and had plans to move to New York to seek better employment and perhaps to start a family. However, just before the ship was due to set off, he became extremely sick and was unfit to travel. So, he didn't go- and if he had, i probably wouldn't be sat here writing this, as the ticket had been for a third-class place. End result- the butterfly effect can truly be scary sometimes
My great grandfather was a bootlegger in Pittsburgh, KS early 1900's. The DA brought 37 charges against him. Because he was so well connected, he was only convicted on 4. There was a big article in the paper at the time that the DA said 'Why go to all this trouble if you're only get a conviction on 4?' So, if you were a bootlegger in Pittsburgh KS in the 1920's & you didn't have the law breathing down your neck too bad for it, you have MY great-grandfather to thank for that!
I am a genealogist and have a Scott line from what is now Northern Ireland. I'm trying to find out if my Scott line is connected to Samuel Joseph Scott, the teen-aged catch-boy who died after falling off the staging while the Titanic was being built.
My great great grandfather in Poland picked up sticks off the ground in the woods because it was winter and they needed to make a fire to keep the kids warm (one was my baby or toddler great grandmother), the occupied Germans considered this theft of government property, gave him a summons when they caught him and he decided to flee to America instead of appearing to court. I exist because my great great grandfather picked up sticks. *my great aunt wrote a book about my great grandmother that includes this story- Mary strasky: all the way to Cooperstown. I moved from FL back to NY one year, had a gut feeling that practically made me physically ill because it was so strong that I had to go back, I had absolutely no reason to go back and knew it was a ridiculous idea but the gut feeling wouldn’t stop for 2-3 months. I finally couldn’t take it anymore and went back just so the feeling would stop, a month after I went back I was married and pregnant, had total of 3 kids, those kids and any future descendents exist because of a gut feeling I couldn’t shake.
Teddy was a badass! His famous line after he got shot was something like “It takes more than that to kill a bull moose!” For those not aware, Teddy led a famous and very daring cavalry charge during the Spanish American war.!
I don’t know were you find your information for your stories but you have got great researchers. I love history so it’s great to hear these bits of history. Thank you for finding and telling these stories Mr. Ballen, fan LK from Ottawa, KS
@@pollutionpoet That wasn't the entire reason the Titanic sank. There were a lot of other errors, that corrected, could have prevented the tragedy. For one, the ship was going much faster than it should have been through those waters. Or another, bulk head doors were left open, for convenience, instead of being sealed. Had they been sealed, it is probable that the Titanic could have limped to NYC. So yes, the lack of binoculars certainly did not help, but it wasn't the only factor in the Titanic's sinking.
There were 3 billionaires on board who were against the establishment of the federal reserve. Conveniently they died all 3 on the titanic.. Which served the NWO elites really well.. This guy must have been part of a bigger plan for the fate of the titanic I feel..
100% it changed everything from then to now. Every thing good and bad from the u.s would be different. I think the biggest would be if the u.s was still a colony in 1939 the germans would of won the war. As the industrial power of the young nation wouldnt of been as great. As a colony it woukdnt of needed to be as strong as it had become. And a colony during imperial times shipped alot of what they made or dug up and what not to its imperialist ruler.
Love these videos, I stumbled on him about 2 years ago. Love the story form and the enthusiasm of the telling of each story. More back stories and last minute changes. Keep them coming!
Such a good storyteller and speaker. I could listen to him describe paint drying and be enthralled, so good, and I love that he never reads to us, he knows what he's gonna say. I left wandavision for this lol
It's kind of hard to believe that they couldn't have broken into the locker or whatever it was to get the binoculars out that's never made sense to me great video. 🤔🇺🇲
I think it was probably because they just didn’t think anything would happen where they would actually need them. They probably had lookouts as more of a “precaution” but they didn’t actually think anything would happen. Plus they called it the “unsinkable ship” so they probably thought that nothing could happen to them anyways.
Love the new series. It's the little obscure details that makes history so interesting. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I commend you for trying to maintain a healthy work/life balance. It's hard being a parent to young kids. You're doing good👍👍
My grandfather took a job as a steward on the Titanic, and told my grandmother that he had the job. She convinced him that with two kids, he’d be gone too much and he never reported to the job. He went on to have five more children, my mother being one of them. A good friend owns his grandmother’s steamer trunk, found floating in the North Atlantic and picked up by the Carpathian after the Titanic sunk.
Straight after MrBallen says "let's get into today's stories" he gives a proper navy seal hard as nails stare. Anyone else notice that or just me??😂🤣✌️
Minecraft Steve at 3:52 on bottom right corner, your also the Best TH-camr love the videos keep them coming
Aw man, I just found it good job man
That’s crazy I was looking for like a little like button or something like that, that appeared for a second
I seen it last second myself
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I don't get it... Even when people comment the location of the hidden treasure, I still cannot find it most of the time. This is one of those times. I watched several seconds before and after 3:52 and I'm just not seeing it... I'm either blind or stupid, maybe a little of both... Lol! 🤯🤣😂
A young nurse who saved my life four years ago couldn't have done that if her ancestors hadn't gotten into a fight causing them to miss boarding the Titanic.
Interesting that you know so much about their life. 🤷😏
@@riotgrrrl5924 he's a creep
Can this be considered a butterfly effect
Ha, when I was like 18 I was walking up an alleyway almost home from work anda couple of the neighborhood kids ran up to me and said their little sister had climbed a fire escape. The baby was maybe 24 months at the most. I ran up the fire escape and found her on the roof of a 3 floor apartment building, standing on the edge looking down. I sure didn't want to scare her. When she heard me she turned around to face me with her heels on the edge. I don't do heights myself and it was incredibly hot so my head was already spinning- but she was fine, just looking at me. I was so scared I would cause her to take a step backwards. I managed to approach her really slowly, telling her I had candy for her. Then when I got close enough I lunged at her and caught her arm. When I carried her down her mom was at the bottom, her mom was there, having been retrieved from the bar on the corner. She just took her baby like "thanks" 🤣🤣🤣. That was over 20 years ago. I still think about her every now and then, what she's up to, how she has changed the world. She probably has kids by now, and who knows what they and their descendants might do? It's so strange, how really, everything that happens is some kind of butterfly effect of a million different people making precisely the decisions they did when they did.
@@bailyslife9923 hmm dang what if she got scared
The bullet wasn’t completely stopped. He was shot. In fact he famously opened the speech saying “I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
The bullet remained in Teddy Roosevelt's chest for the rest of his life because doctors thought it would be more dangerous to remove it than to leave it in his body,
If that happened to Trump or Biden, they would've cried that their p**** hurt...
@@72tadrian65 What??
@@diedefending420 who knows. Always has to be that one guy to bring em up😂even tho theres zero relation
@@72tadrian65 p**? Pot? Pan? Pit? Pet? Pin?
I love how he makes you feel like your just sitting with him telling the stories. Best accidental find ever!
Saaaaame
Same! It accidentally found me!
He’s basically Uncle Ballen
IKR
No kidding! I found this channel yesterday unintentionally and I’m happy I’m here
My mom has broken English, but enjoys listening to you, because how you articulate your words helps her understand easily!
🤗That's Wonderful!🤗
Get Entertained, as well
as, Informed.. at the Same time!😃
Ah, yes! A wonderful source to hear unusual stories (non-formulaic) in well-spoken English.
This is true. I’m in the South and he says words so funny to me sometimes, because it’s correct pronunciation 😂
How have I lived 24 years without hearing about the LOCKED BINOCULAR ROOM?! Thank you so much.
Why would they even keep that room locked?
@@musicaltiger6576 good question
I did extensive studies on the titanic and never once was the locked room ever mentioned -.-
It wasn't a "locked binocular room" it was a locked locker at the crows nest. It's also a myth that the binoculars would have helped as the there was no moon while the sea was calm and foggy that night. The crew would scan the horizon with peripheral vision then examine with a looking glass.
ie no light, no waves to crash and show ice moving, and you can't look through fog even with glass.
@@NauticalCoffin2404 Thank you! This makes sense
Normal people: please hit the like button.
MrBallen: please go buy a treadmill and let the like button use it, then increase the speed to max and throw Legos on it.
Hahahah
😂 He’s gotta be barefoot though 😂
Always entertaining just to see what variation is coming up next!
Sounds like you have personal experience! :-D
I died at this one 😭😂😂😂😂
The fact Teddy still lost that election absolutely boggles my mind. Dude was a legend.
Yup....it would be hard to TRUMP that story!
@Auxiliary Stream Services and you're a troll. History will remember him forever. It's ALREADY forgotten YOU!! 😂😂😂😎😎😎😂😂😂😛😛😛👍👍👍
@Auxiliary Stream Services Part of me admires Teddy, but part of me has to admit he was kind of a douche. I know it wasn't viewed the same way back then that it is today, but Teddy proudly shot a lot of what are now endangered animals. He was really, really into it, Don Jr and Eric Trump style. Pretty gross. The militaristic stuff was bad too.
It just goes to show, there are no such things as heroes, only monsters. All people are shit. Long live the robots.
@Auxiliary Stream Services I’m betting you’re more of a Woody Wilson fan ! 🤔
@@orionthehunter217 had to get a Trump dig on there didn't you?
This is why I love history. One simple choice or action can change the course of the entire world. The story about Washington and the Revolutionary War was unreal.
also the of that involved Hitler would have changed the world.
And never voting for Obama would have separated us less. But his zombies are dense.
A similar story can be found about how we almost lost the war of 1812
I hope that this being labeled as “part 1” implies there will be many many other parts to come. I LOVE this!
You read my mind
There are actually no more cases of last minute decisions that changed history. “Part 1” is just a typo 😝
I also really liked this and hopeful it will become a series
He said on a community post that this started a brand new series! So there should be more! Hope this helps!
As Big Cat said, "Part" is interchangeable with "Episode". There will definitely be more if they're numbered.
I’m from Belfast and my friends grandfather was a crew member on the titanic. A few days before it was to set sail, he fell and broke his leg so was unable to go on the voyage. It’s crazy to think that happening to him potentially saved his life.
Some people are blessed
I'm here today because of a similar reason
I do believe there are no accidents. As painful as they are. Some win and some lose. Or so we believe 💕
@@emp9413 has nothing to do with being blessed, has more to do with SHEER LUCK 🍀🤞🐰🐇
@@nuviaerivez5876 Maybe :) Certainly choas exists too.
I miss the “and even 5 times a week” line but sacrifices must be made for mental success🙏🏻❤️
I've seen so many channels go down the slope by outgrowing themselves
@@Mr_Plop1 *cough cough* cory
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I get that viewership correlates with new content but it should really go off of quality of the content within, I hope Ballen never runs out of stories and just continues doing what he likes.
Telling stories about the strange, dark, and mysterious. Idc how many times a week
So do I, but the upgraded flannel game is a nice consolation lol
Never heard that story about George Washington. Crazy how one small last second decision can COMPLETELY change history. wow!
Washington's net worth was equivalent to over $500 million in today's money. He probably had prior knowledge of the factors he could use to defeat the enemy, including their lack of communication and false sense of security. If he was that rich, he was probably also the type to put business before pleasure and attend to any important developments immediately. He would've translated that note in no time.
@@evelynzlon9492 They will not have loyalist like this that is first and you are assuming a lot.He has a lot of luck from the factors he couldn't foresee.
@@motherpigeon1582 Washington probably knew exactly who was on duty that night. Their personalities, their linguistics--all of it. He was probably hoping that nobody spotted him, but if they did, a breakdown in their communication was equally useful. He may have even pulled a few strings to GUARANTEE that these stooges were on the watch that night. Did you know that the US government has a whole department devoted to communications interception? It's called the National Security Agency, NSA for short.
@@motherpigeon1582 Also, Washington probably created the false rumors that the British were "winning" the war. This also encouraged the enemy to let his guard down and get lazy and careless. Having amassed a half billion dollar fortune, Washington was probably readily open to novel concepts which deviated from "common knowledge". After all, if it was so easy to figure out how to get rich, everybody would be doing it. Probably none of his opponents even approached his aptitude in this regard.
@@motherpigeon1582 Look at it this way: Washington was a sneak. That much is clear. So he probably fought his war in a whole VARIETY of underhanded ways, in addition to physically slithering across the Potomac.
The story of the farmer and johann rall blowed my mind. Such a little piece of time changed the whole world.
I wonder what happened to that farmer. I mean, here's a note in Johann Rall's pocket from him, warning that an invasion was imminent. I'm pretty sure Washington's army would have found that note and not been happy about it. Even in 1776, "Snitches get stiches"
@@jasonhaynes2952 The colonies in the Americas where British and that farmer like everyone else living in those colonies were British subjects, So that farmer was a patriot and the revolutionary army where committing treason. Had the British won I can only imagine Washington and co would have been hung for treason.
@@PMP3D Absolutely! Let's be glad it turned out the way it did
The US would have absolutely become independent anyway, just at a later time. The UK has lost pretty much every colony it has ever had.
@@VideoDotGoogleDotCom except australia lol
I can`t even imagine how bad the guy with the keys must have felt afterwards.
And how relieved when he realized he avoided death.
Well if they kept him on board it wouldn’t have happened, so I guess you live by the sword you die by sword.
Hopefully it wasn't on purpose, would've been a dick move on his part.
@@nancymontgomery8897 if he had been on board they would of seen the iceberg and not sunk
I was under the impression that the sinking of the titanic was a multitude of factors and not just "missing binoculars"
As someone who loves odd and obscure little history facts, this series has me HYPED!
Look up Israel Bissell and see who he reminds you of.
@@MikeP2055 A brief search and I thought I'd gone mad, that somehow Paul Revere's name got switched up on me! WOW. Thanks for this, I've always had an interest in war-time (particularly American) history because it's rich with fascinating subjects and easy to get hold of. But I've never heard of this absolute mad lad! Gonna be looking into him some more, for sure.
@@slimothyjames4577 Awesome! I'm so stoked you looked it up so quickly and enjoyed it.
I love "butterfly effect " history facts, it goes to show the smallest of details can alter the course of history.
Same
If Mr Ballen ever wanted to become a history professor I'd be willing to give him all my money. Just to hear stories live.
Seriously! Kids might actually learn something about history since they wouldn't be bored to death in class
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Man, he would make the best and worst big brother.
Listen to the podcast History That Doesn't Suck.
@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat *alrighty ZO bet!*
This is the most positive comment section I've ever seen
Kudos to all the fans here
No toxicity just vibing together
I just want to say that Teddy Roosevelt is a straight bad ass
He wrote about an amazing horror story in a diary, which was meant to have been told to him by a grizzled old German hunter in the US named Bauman. If you want to hear it google search 'Bauman story roosevelt' and you should find it!
What a man.
LOL
Joe Biden wears a badass mask in public...
@@tense99 🤣🤣🤣
And a hottie, I’m just saying
"If I only had binoculars"
They couldn't break into the cabinet to get them?? Lol
Exactly! Why the hell didn’t they do that?
Also my first thought. My second was, “and why wasn’t there a spare?”
@@janicesullivan8942 Uh, because that would be destroying property? How could they have known beforehand that they were going to hit an iceberg and sink?
@@SirMonkeySuit jimmying a lock is hardly a destruction of property when it involves basic essential equipment. The ship’s designer and company chairman/managing director were ON the ship!
The replacement officer couldn’t talk to the captain?! The captain couldn’t talk to the company honcho?! Not that they cared about safety anyway, with cutting corners on the number of lifeboats.
@@fayej6591 But they were in full spirits being on the best ship that ever set sail. You can't live now and expect they understood what they were about to face!
If you lived in that time, you would also be the same. Just like, if you lived in Germany 80+ years ago, you would have been a nazi 99.9% because every single person on this earth revolves around their surroundings.
They lived 100 years ago and were told that this ship was unsinkable. Why would they assume otherwise living in that time? It doesn't seem that long ago to us but it terms of technology. We have advanced massively. You should not expect the same from these unfortunate people who does not have hindsight.
I once accidentally took a piece of equipment from my workplace, and my team struggled without it. I felt really guilty and I bought them donuts the next day. At least my mistake didn't cause them to hit an iceberg and become the most famous shipwreck in history. Way to put things in perspective!
@edwardpatrickson are you dumb, ofcourse they would have made a difference, the ability to see futher and avoid obstacles far in advance of when they come to view with the naked eye is obviously going to make a difference. However i wouldnt say its his fault, White star line did plenty of things that would condemn the ship if it hit an iceberg. Although having 1 key for important equipment is a msssive oversite, they should have had back ups and the captain should have also had a guy.
True at night the best way to spot icebergs would be with the naked eye, binoculars are for examining something that has already been spotted not for searching for unseen things @edwardpatrickson
@edwardpatricksonExplain.
MrBallen: describes various ways to torment the like button
Interrogators at Guantanamo bay: WRITE THAT DOWN
Lol
Rotflmao....
I've already sent my like button there... they know
Oh my goodness.... I wonder what kind of brother he was..... sounds like he was pretty creative agitator
“The British are coming!”
“Oh no!”
“The Americans are coming!”
“CANT YOU SEE IM BUSY...fold...”
Perfection
Read a note handed to me in the night in English no less, or keep partying and playing cards hmmm. I think I'll read it later not like those untrained American rebels are going to attack us.
German language barrier with English and cockiness with great secrecy from the Americans
They did not say "The British are coming" because even the people in america were British. They said the red coats or something else.
@@jamescook5784 If I remember right, it was red coats.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot, but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose."
He also went on a hunt, but refused to kill a bear that had been chased by hounds to exhaustion and then lassoed and tied to a tree because it was unsportsmanlike. This is why we still call bear dolls "Teddy Bears", even 120 years later.
Dude is a legend.
During my time aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, I bought one of the souvenir teddy bears...it's made up to look a little like him, including his glasses. That incident is a perfect example being hounded, and says a great deal about what sort of man he was.
so he opted for a lesser animal cruelty? and that is legend like?
Lol omg is that why??? Coincidentally my dad is Ted and he lives up to the name :D
@@zeuxlaught2797 Yes. There is no sport in hunting a bear that can't defend itself.
@@zeuxlaught2797 hunting isnt animal cruelty. It's natural for humans. Without Teddy Roosevelt we would not have national parks, nature preserves, or the wildlife preservation movement. It was his love for the wild that led to him pushing to establish those things
I once had a job. But since they didn't give me a raise, so I quit. A few weeks later the company shut down because they didn't have me managing things. History was changed for everyone at the company
Lol ok
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Me: READ THE FREAKING NOTE!!!
Me 1 minute later: Nevermind, nevermind!
SAME
Hahahaha.
I’m happy he didn’t haha
Hahaha. Procrastination saves America!
Yea your american i understand but i am british so thats akward
These stories make me think of the butterfly effect, something small and seemingly insignificant that has great repercussions down the line.
Yep we would probably be British if that note was read or Asian if Britain hadn’t taken control 😳
Like you could go back in time pick up a rock and then take it back. That rock you picked up even if nobody saw you maybe could make you dead/ never born
Makes me think of the Netflix show TRAVELERS 😳
Some of the scenarios are obviously “predictive programming”/propaganda🙄, but it’s still an interesting idea.
If you haven't already, I totally recommend the short story "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury. Read it years ago as a kid and it still has relevance - kind of anyway - to this topic. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder
These are really interesting to hear how different history could be with just a few small choices
Yes but the ironic thing is decisions are made every minute, second that affect the outcome of future events. The importance of each, will not be known unless something spectacular occurs.
It's really interesting to hear how many different ways were can make the like buttons life a living hell.
Both world wars would have never happened if a driver didn't make a wrong turn
@@silvercrow2925,....., I know man it's crazy how things come to pass let alone the outcome...
@@misterfister88,....., it's uncanny how things work out, consider Devine intervention. 🙏🇺🇸
Omg. I've always had a weird fascination with the Titanic, even though I'm not really a boat or sea person in general. For whatever reason, that particular ship and it's story has always intrigued me. I've watched a lot of documentaries on it and not ONCE have I ever heard that really small, yet really important detail. Crazy.
Same!
I'm literally the same!
Most disasters are the result of a series of small, seemingly unimportant actions. Like the loss of the binoculars.
Because it's inconsequential. The binoculars would not have helped them in the conditions they were in that night. They still would not have seen that iceberg until it was too late.
@@DraugrGrognobody knows.
Fun fact about the Roosevelt speech story: he had to explain the ordeal to the audience of the speech.
"Some of you may not be aware of the severity of the situation: I have just been shot."
If this was how history was told in school, I would've been more awake through it. lol
My History prof in college was like this. He had three doctorates in History
His lectures were more like Mr Ballen's stories. 75 minutes went by fast.
And I learned more in those three classes than anything in the 12 years prior.
Yeah if only he could have been a teacher of history it would have been my favorite class by far he tells awesome stories!!!
@@markdraeger4721 I agree! In college my prof, who had THREE doctorates in History, taught like Mr B. And I took every one of his classes. Ninety minute lectures that went by in minutes. So much fun (!)
And he liked to touch on hidden history . I learned so much.
@@pawwalker3492 you didn't need to say the same comment twice dip shit
IKR. My 8th grade history teacher was biting and very strict. I also ‘failed’ her class. (I had a low A but if I got a B, my parents would consider it as a failure.) my 7th grade history teacher was more like Mr. Ballen. She was fun and I liked her class most of the time.
my thoughts before each video;; "i'm gonna find the secret this time, i'm gonna focus so good"
my thoughts after each video;;;; "damn it, the stories are just too good, i'll just go back to the start and try to find it" i do that and then i never find it ;) every single time lol
I always found it amazing that a book was written titled "The Wreck Of The Titan" years before the Titanic sunk in the Northern Atlantic. Which plotted a similar voyage from a top of the line ship that was deemed unsinkable with the same fate occurring.
There is so much like this. Many philosphers predicted hundreds of years before events happened but no one believed them. It Is kind of weird . You can look up predictions that came true on TH-cam if you want. There are so many predictions written precisely and rightly predict many major events.
titanic never sunk… it was the RMS Olympic
@@johnstoner8515 I used to live on a street called “John Stoner.”
@@charlainedesouza2529 I used to live on a Charlaine in a grounded houseboat on "Titanic Stoner" Avenue Boulevard Street, in North Atlantic City.
@@johnstoner8515 No it was not.
We need to admire how throughout his time on youtube, he still has an amazing attitude AND always has amazing content!!! We all love you Mr Ballen!!!
Thank you!
@@MrBallensome minecraft character in the grass at 3:52
@@sourguy12-yt16 that's a lamp
@@UncleNootNoot wrong time it was 3:52
@@sourguy12-yt16 This shouldn't be here, I doubt it will be seen, and it can't be pinned. You should have commented in the main comment section.
You should do a “how I survived” series! Stories of real near death experiences!
That would be an amazing series.
Featuring the like button as the first guest
There’s already a show about that. You can watch it on Tubi (a free app) it’s called I Shouldn’t Be Alive, it’s years old & has many episodes.
He has a short series called crazy ways people escaped death
Yes!!
imagine being so interested in a poker game that it changes history
That poker game... quite literally, all the chips were in.
They were likely on the piss! 😂😂😂
The Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich so he could eat without interrupting his card game.
I don’t know much about poker but I swear I’ve played a crib game that interrupted the space time continuum.
Most likely they were playing a game called whist as poker wasn't invented until the 19th century.
Imagine feeling soley responsible for one of the biggest tragedies in history. That poor guy
Not his fault, he was rushing because his bosses were doushebags that replaced him without warning. It’s their fault.
@@Mehk agree! They also could have turned around. The builders of the Titanic made so many bad decisions that ultimately doomed their maiden voyage.
And they went a different route with full speed, knowing the icefield. That is so not his fault. And there should have been a spare pair of keys.
The lookout towers wree too high anywaym they'd have spotted the berg easier from lower down
Bro what are you guys talking about? As a titanic historian/ocean liner enthusiast this comment section makes my brain hurt.
Mr Ballen: mentions 1912 and a Seaman. Me: jack could’ve fit on that door
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Right 🤣
I can't lol
Same lol
Yes!!!! Totally agree 😂🙌
It is just me or does he make history fun to learn.
Hopefully!
It is most definitely NOT just you. :D
He’s the ideal history professor! All he’s missing is the period costumes 😎
Its not just you lol!
History has always been fun. The one who portrays the events are essential. History seemed boring because of bad history teachers
Another titanic story is that Milton S. Hershey, founder of Hershey Chocolate company, was supposed to be on the Madain voyage along with his wife. Sadly, his wife had fallen ill and they decided to leave the day before the titanic on a different ship.
For those curious, they still had their tickets, and they are displayed in Hershey at a museum next to the park.
J.P. Morgan was also supposed to be on it and canceled at the last minute giving rise to all kinds of conspiracy theory
Mr. Ballen…how do you manage to make all of these re-tellings so much more interesting and engaging then other story tellers? Definitely my favorite channel on TH-cam. Just ordered my flannel. Thanks for all you do.
Always down for a history lesson!
Yes!!!
@@MrBallen i found it 2:52 minecraft stece
i’m going to share this with my teacher and say mr ballen is the goat
@@nandiaidual7770 i dont see it
3:51 Minecraft Steve
Ol Teddy R. Gets shot tells the crowd not to kill his shooter and continues his 40+ minute speech.. what a guy
I love American history, and have never heard of that story about Johann and the letter. Thank you for sharing! 👍🏼
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I love hearing stories about how we beat the British! ✊🏼🇺🇸 they make me proud to be an American. 👍🏼
@Egg k
He is extraordinarily. He genuinely seems to be passionate about what he does. This is what it looks like when you love what you do, you are good at what you do, and are so passionate about it that you dedicate your time to share with others. We love you for it!
It was frustrating that the germans didn't understand english & then disappointed when Johann died because he didnt get the farmers warning in time, but then it turned into instant relief & regret when I heard it was George Washington that took him out, thank goodness for that! How emotions change so quickly aye.
Right lmao.
I felt chills during the second story, though, because my ancestors came to America as Hessian captives. My ancestors actually decided to stay after the war and become a teacher. It's so weird hearing something like this and knowing how close my family could have been to not existing
Unless you were British 🤣
They were the 'brittish', they just decided they didn't want to be them anymore. Colonizing America with the french was their undoing in the end.
@@Shyniees colonizing America is probably Britain's greatest achievement, we took over the world with our empire then had a baby that grew up and also took over the world, pretty impressive for a small island
This is like the only TH-cam channel I don’t get tired of
Same
Love that story of Teddy Roosevelt. He said during his speech “it will take more than a bullet to take out the bull moose” legendary line from the leader of the bull moose party!!
The fact that they didn't break down the door to the locked room with the binoculars is the real tragedy here. Considering the size of the ship, the importance of lookouts and the trivial nature of repairs on a ship there should have been no hesitation in breaking in to that room. I am certain it was not locked up like fort knocks and a sledge hammer or shovel could have broken in. Short sightedness is really amazing sometimes.
Oh yeah they could have absolutely done that, or turned back. But the Titanic's story is rife with arrogance and laziness.
They were pretty certain that Titanic was unsinkable, so I don’t think they were fussed about the binoculars to be honest.
Fort Knox
“Short sightedness is really amazing sometimes” - good one!!
I am glad someone caught it finally @@Simon_PieMan
"The guy that was fired must have taken the keys to our binocular closet with him" "Well, nothing we can do, locks cannot be picked, containers cannot be pried open, we'll just do without binoculars"
That reasoning fits perfectly with everything about the Titanic.
Tell me
I believe the binocular story is made up. Not real. It makes for interesting dinner conversation.
@@michaelmoorrees3585 I would ask my grandfather, but he's dead. He knew beforehand the Titanic voyage would end in disaster. He tried to warn everyone. He shouted till he was hoarse "DON'T GO ON BOARD! YOU'LL DIE!" But it was no good. They simply threw him out of the cinema.
Just what I was thinking.
@@KaeYoss 🤣
That would suck dying because some dude forgot to leave the keys
@Big Cat Little Lion I mean it’s kind of insane. You’re absolutely right. They also for sure had axes on board. Break that door down. A new door was probably $1.50 in 1912. You can’t tell me it was impossible to get those binos
@@guccimain89 Mr. Ballen LITERALLY explained in the video that the crew thought they didn't need any binoculars because they thought that their lookouts were skilled enough to spot any nearby icebergs with their naked eye, without any binoculars. Should of payed attention. 9:33 - 9:51
Yes it would 🤔
@@guccimain89 I’m sure he heard that, but the guy at the end blamed him and said he would have seen it had he had binoculars, so they should have just broke the door down
Come on we dont really believe the key excuse? I don't know where he got the info but Im sure we heard other explanation. Keep up the good work.
Some Paper Saved a president, A poker Game lost the Revolutionary War, and a Key sunk the Titanic.
Seems legit
A poker game won us the American Revolution. I can dig it.
How are you still alive
@@melanielanphier They were gambling while we were making moves!
Well when you put it like that lmao
I m reading a book on the Titanic called “Unsinkable” by Daniel Butler. It is excellent, I highly recommend it. The author tells an interesting story I had never heard. Apparently, the Titanic was being pulled out of Southampton harbor and it was so huge that it created an immense wake, which pulled a smaller ship called the New York within a few feet of hitting the Titanic, which would have seriously damaged the smaller ship. A man on the Titanic who was watching from the deck, turned to the American theatrical producer Renee Harris and said, “Do you love life? That was a bad omen. Get off this ship at Cherbourg, that’s what I’m going to do.” Mrs. Harris, of course, ignored the man and stayed on the ship. She remembered later after being rescued by the Carpathia, that she had never seen the man again after Cherbourg. He followed his instinct and avoided an almost certain, terrible death. And he also tells the story about the binoculars, although I don’t recall him knowing the backstory about David.
Teachers need to be like Mr. Ballen. I actually want to listen to him and I don't care if I have already watched something because it's still interesting the second time.
True that!
Even if I don't find the topic interesting, he makes it so!
I listen to him non-stop!
If more teachers imparted information like he does, I think our nation would be much smarter!
Me listening to each story: I wonder how these change history
Me after each story: holy moly!
I had no clue any of these would be that big and surprising!!
I feel like he may as well open up those old wounds and rubbed salt into them cos damn! That poor key guy basically got doxed! Also if they wouldn't have tried to wow the press by showing up early, or had enough life boats on board, or maybe jimmied the lock?!
Before.. i used to be a Fan of "Normal, Bright & Revealing delivered in a Poetry format"
But not anymore..
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Johann not reading the note is more of a testament to how clever the plan was. It was such a surprise that the thought of a threat was so out of mind.
Complacency kills.
Fun fact, teddy roosevelt was so manly that he literally willed his asthma out of existence
-Pfft, thats nothing. He got shot while giving a speech and made the medics wait for him to finish it.-
*EDIT:* ok nvm it's the story in this vid. Another awesome fact then, *he brought his fists to a gunfight and won!*
Today we salute you, Mr. Uses paper as a bullet proofvest!
@@coolerheadsprevail9312 I was referring to the event in th-cam.com/video/pnFmrgYh1fw/w-d-xo.html
Not sure if it's the same as this vid's though.
EDIT: It was! He made the medics wait an hour lol
Lol. Real men of genius
I have asthma. Best way to control it is by eliminating your anxiety triggers. It sounds silly but it helps a ton...i sometimes forget i have it...Also, fun fact, its not uncommon for asthma to go away as you age.
This last second decision changed my night forever.
Hahah
@@MrBallen Minecraft steve in the grass 2:52
ikr if that damned man would’ve left those keys he could’ve saved THOUSANDS IF NOT HUNDREDS of lives. that makes me sick to my stomach
@@emilsaps.kayleighjaymez to be fair it was on accident
@@emilsaps.kayleighjaymez you means if not hundreds Thousands
I like how he says " we upload " because he is including everyone who helps him upload every week, I truly love this channel
Usually, I really dislike when content creators just say dont forget to like and subscrib, but you have such a unique way of asking for it, and that was the first thing that caught my attention in your vids. Hands down, my favourite content creator out there rn. Keep up the fantastic work.
i don't think the binoculars would have changed the fate of the titanic... after all the lookouts were too busy watching jack and rose making out...
Jack and rose never existed they were probably just high off their asses
Or drinking too much and seeing things lmaoo
@@Momotaroislivid i’m pretty sure they were joking 😅
@@minminygyg so was i tho 😂😂😂
Never know tho many other things went into play too
"hey hey let me look now! It's my turn" "Hello! what is that an Elbow? OMG a Hanson Tattoo on her arm, lol :D )
MrBallen says he’s going to cut back uploading. **Proceeds to increase uploading.**
You are the legend that we don’t deserve.
We are the Cult of Ballen, don't forget. :-)
Hahaha yep
He is the best but this is the last upload of the week.
I honestly hope he does, I love the stories but he's at a point in his life with his family that he needs to experience. You can never make up or relive these important moments in life and I know he wants to experience them.
@@logun3678 I know, that's the sad part. Now we have to wait till Monday. I used to take the weekends to catch up on his videos but now I'm all caught up so weekends are boring.
When there’s a new series: LETS GO
Edit: this is my most liked comment
Hope you like it!
@@MrBallen if you made it it’s good anyways
*LET'S GO edit: sorry I had to be that guy lol 😆
@@operation6604 just fixed it
@@operation6604 dude lol don’t ruin the optimism with unwanted corrections
My family and I love stories about history and love it even more when you bring up stories like these 3 that we’ve never heard before. We’re big fans of yours! 🥰
I like the end of the Roosevelt story, “...he had to make some changes on the fly because there were wholes in every page.”
Actually he was shot, and he had to make changes on the fly because there was blood on half the pages.
I enjoyed this video a lot, it’s crazy how one little thing can alter history forever
It alters history yes.. but not destiny..
Like, to crap my pants or not to crap my pants. That is the question! It will alter history, be the guy who crapped himself or not.
@@worldwar2historyandgear970 what kind of logic is that 😂😂😂
@@reececorbin7397 crapped pants logic.
@@worldwar2historyandgear970 😂 fair enough
I watched a documentary that made a pretty good argument that binoculars wouldn't have made a difference on the titanic. The real issue had to do with the temperature and atmosphere conditions making the horizon look like it wasn't where it really was. Much like a mirage.
A ship not far away warned them an they didn't pay attention an got snarky with them .so they went to sleep an thought the ship was having a party allegedly an they didn't answer the flares . So sad
The water was uncharacteristically calm that evening so absent were the the waves usually breaking against an iceberg of that size which meant that the time typically afforded them that have binoculars, was cut so short and combined with their excessive speed the time they would have had stillwouldn't have made a significant difference . It's been a long time since I researched the Titanic obsessively (it was before the Internet, if that hints at how "long" ago and how "obsessive") but I believe I had concluded the only thing that could have been done while everything else remained unchanged was if they had rammed the ice berg head-on. It would have been a willful decision to sacrifice a lot of lives for 100% staying afloat vs. the perceived 99% chance of staying afloat with zero lives lost. Imagine being the officer who made the wrong call because of those odds staring at you and mere seconds to think on it!
@@peggypasson8794 There's a reason why, they were up all night fixing the radio the night before and Californian being closer by than many other ships unintentionally send a message that came out really loud. Combine that with already present irritation being had, saying that Harold Bride and Jack Philips would have been grouchy would be an understatement.
@@peggypasson8794 l
The telegraph guys on board Titanic were paid by the Marconi company on the basis of generating business so being interrupted, especially with a piercing noise was regarded as inconvenient. The majority of telegrams being sent by the richest on board would have been drivel. If the men had bothered to stop and listen then the tragedy might have been avoided. However so many small details were overlooked it seems that it was unavoidable. The captain was useless and the crew unprepared because the ship was deemed too big to sink. Human stupidity and arrogance on display. One hundred years on and little has changed.
Wow! I had never heard that piece of the story about the Titanic before. I even went to the Titanic museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia and also visited the gravesites of many victims. My Husband can't believe they wouldn't have just broke into the cabinet for binoculars. Mr. Ballen, thank you so much for your great stories and videos :)
I once forgot to return a hotel key and was charged $15. I felt bad about it for months. I can't imagine how this guy must have felt...
Which guy
@@thefisherking78 🤨
@@thefisherking78 didn’t you watch the video?👀
Why not chop the lock off..plenty of tools on a ship
@@yvonnesanders4308 yeah, surely there are other ways to access the binoccys than wait on the 1 key
The story about the farmer and Johann is absolutely incredible!!!
It's crazy to think how little things in life can change its entire course.
Like a ripple effect...
I'm a history fanatic,so I'd love to hear more of these fascinating tidbits in the future!
Thanks, Mr.B ✨💛✨
Seriously! That one small thing changed our whole history. Amazing.
Those Germans always mess things up for us British.
Yeah if he couldn't read English he shouldn't have been in the army !
Haha, made me lol. American with English, Irish and German heritage.
God save the Queen though, love you Brits and your Queen.
@Thomas Next time France gets invaded, we'll just leave you too it !!!
If I see History in a title, I click!
mr.ballen be bringing people together like that
I Think Vin Diesel is Mephisto !!
I see Mr. Ballen made another video and I Rush to click
It wasn’t an iceberg it was a torpedo that sunk the Titanic
And when you click on history on the history channel you get aliens taking over stuffing mines on thanksgiving
I found mr. Ballen about 8 months ago and I do not regret it. He’s became a part of my nightly routine 😂
Theodore Roosevelt is a beast. The assassination attempt is just a small incident in his incredible life.
This coming from a man who personally knew him.
Well Biden said that he was elected 180 years ago so he probably did know Teddy ! 😂
@Auxiliary Stream Services think you mean biden
@@chandagunter7511
I agree
Hi president
Johann Rall was my ancestor! I was so surprised to hear his name in this video! Thank you for sharing his story.
Apparently he enjoyed his poker a little too much 😂 he was an American at heart apparently
@@jester5868 since hessians were Prussian mercenaries, they always enjoyed cards and alcohol during the holidays. So the idea of an invasion would’ve ruined the fun and seemed highly unlikely. 😁
Different Johann Rall.
@Akut Chol It might be true? You have just not seen enough proof to know that for sure. If there wasn't any proof for anything, does that mean nothing is true?
@@ankaplanka yeah it does?
"The type of socks that always slide down into your shoe."
Those are known as "quitters", cuz it's like they just give up on you.
Ah! Sure is a yucky discombobulating feeling.
I always wondered what they were called. 😆😆😆
Im glad im not the only one that calls them that.. Ive had x's look at me like I was nuts bc I was like "I'm throwing these socks out because ones a quitter"
I can totally hear him, telling his three year old, a bedtime story about that one snowboard trip he went on, where he experienced sleep paralysis.
I've never owned socks that do this. Do you people not have elastic in your socks?
I would actually like history class if he was the teacher. He makes it way more interesting than any other person I know would do. Thank you so much Mr. Ballen!
Yes, story telling is so key. I had a world history teacher in high school who just gave us sheets of dates and events to memorize, and he told no stories about the events. It was horribly excruciating to sit in his class, and I otherwise loved school! I was a big nerd in top 10% of graduating class, so poor teachers really disappointed me.
Man. Something that’s more strange dark and mysterious then these stories is the man telling them. He’s perfect ! Voice, face, video set up, charismatic, the whole concept is so dope and I am addicted to watching this channel lmao
He got us ALL!!!
Why is he unshaved and wearing that ridiculous hat?
@@billbauer9795 because he wants to and he can
@@ilhamhsn1330 Why does he want to look ridiculous?
Also, surely some first-time viewers are switching to a different video without giving him a chance to work his storytelling magic on them.
@@billbauer9795 There seem to be a LOT of people who don't think he looks ridiculous ; - )
This has the potentiality to be a very interesting series. Many instances in history have been decided by a hair's breadth.
Hairs cant breathe.
@@compositestechbb9087 strong comment
Definitely!
Potential
@@jennifercarr9111 lol I was about to do that.
They could build a ship the size of the titanic, but couldn't open a locked door to get the binoculars?
Exactly I was thinking the same thing.
It was all an insurance job .. I watched a documentary about it .. the titanic was swapped with another ship that had sustained damage but their insurance policy for some reason wouldn’t cover it so the ships were swapped .. the staircase from the britanica .. could be wrong on the names there .. was placed in a museum after it was retired but it’s series code didn’t match that ship .l it matched the titanic ..
The Olympic found the article
It's probably just an excuse easier to digest than ''I was drunk and throwing up over the railing instead of looking for shit we shouldn't hit''.
@@Dinoheath24 Actually, that's been debunked. They actually found the wreck of the Titanic & the serial # were correct for the Titanic. Interesting enough, the Titanic was the 2nd of 3 ships & the 3rd, initially planned to be called the Gigantic, was commandeered by the British navy as a hospital ship right away & hit a mine & sank after less than a year, but the Olympic(the 1st ship in the series) stayed in service till being scrapped in 1935, despite colliding with 3 ships, ramming & sinking a U-Boat, & being torpedoed.
I live just outside Trenton and the Christmas time unaliving of the hessian soldiers is famous here for anyone who enjoys history. Washington was considered one lucky "B" - the weather and all other manner of luck seemed to favor Washington from trenton to Princeton. It's really uncanny.
This man is so captivating that I never see the hidden surprise or where the like button is hiding out. And I've watched it twice! 😥💚🇮🇪💚
Long live Ireland! ✊🏼 my mom’s from there 👌🏼
It's not always the like button.
The like button needs to hide from Mrballen
Me too!!
Lol... perhaps we’ve discovered his secret sales gimmick...cuz sometimes I’ll watch 2 or 3 times even AFTER I see the time stamp from someone who’s clearly more focused on the background......lol I honestly don’t know how they find it! My eyes are totally GLUED to his face start to finish 😳😳😳😂
"It takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose." - TR
My grandmother's side of the family (my mother's mother) grew up in East Belfast, not too far from the dockyard where the Titanic was constructed. At the time, my grandmother hadn't yet been born, but her mother and their family still lived in the same area. Now, I'm unsure whether it was my great-grandfather, or my great-great grandfather, however one of them worked on the Titanic when it was being constructed. I think he was an engineer or something or other.
The story goes that the family member obtained tickets for the maiden voyage, and had plans to move to New York to seek better employment and perhaps to start a family. However, just before the ship was due to set off, he became extremely sick and was unfit to travel. So, he didn't go- and if he had, i probably wouldn't be sat here writing this, as the ticket had been for a third-class place. End result- the butterfly effect can truly be scary sometimes
My great grandfather was a bootlegger in Pittsburgh, KS early 1900's. The DA brought 37 charges against him. Because he was so well connected, he was only convicted on 4. There was a big article in the paper at the time that the DA said 'Why go to all this trouble if you're only get a conviction on 4?' So, if you were a bootlegger in Pittsburgh KS in the 1920's & you didn't have the law breathing down your neck too bad for it, you have MY great-grandfather to thank for that!
Thank GOD you were meant to be here. You truly are making a impact on someone's life.
I am a genealogist and have a Scott line from what is now Northern Ireland. I'm trying to find out if my Scott line is connected to Samuel Joseph Scott, the teen-aged catch-boy who died after falling off the staging while the Titanic was being built.
My great great grandfather in Poland picked up sticks off the ground in the woods because it was winter and they needed to make a fire to keep the kids warm (one was my baby or toddler great grandmother), the occupied Germans considered this theft of government property, gave him a summons when they caught him and he decided to flee to America instead of appearing to court. I exist because my great great grandfather picked up sticks.
*my great aunt wrote a book about my great grandmother that includes this story- Mary strasky: all the way to Cooperstown.
I moved from FL back to NY one year, had a gut feeling that practically made me physically ill because it was so strong that I had to go back, I had absolutely no reason to go back and knew it was a ridiculous idea but the gut feeling wouldn’t stop for 2-3 months. I finally couldn’t take it anymore and went back just so the feeling would stop, a month after I went back I was married and pregnant, had total of 3 kids, those kids and any future descendents exist because of a gut feeling I couldn’t shake.
@@Lynn-vy9xr Fascinating! My ex-MIL was from Poland in a town occupied by Nazis. They put her to work stomping sauerkraut. She peed in it.
I knew Theodore Roosevelt was a badass, but that is impressive. I wasn't aware someone had attempted to assassinate him.
Teddy was a badass! His famous line after he got shot was something like “It takes more than that to kill a bull moose!”
For those not aware, Teddy led a famous and very daring cavalry charge during the Spanish American war.!
The high water mark for American masculinity.
The Roosevelts were just built different, even his cousin FDR was an American legend.
The rough riders. My great grandfather was a rough rider with Roosevelt.
"white star lines" "1912"
me: oh boy it's about the Titanic!
I knew from the thumbnail
The second I heard "White Starline" I knew which historical event this story was going to feature.
"Massive luxury cruise-liner being built in Northern Ireland" tipped me off. Especially given MrBallen's subject matter.
I worked it out from "binoculars"
The thumbnail looked very familiar too.
I don’t know were you find your information for your stories but you have got great researchers. I love history so it’s great to hear these bits of history. Thank you for finding and telling these stories Mr. Ballen, fan LK from Ottawa, KS
Why lock up the binoculars? There a lot of binocular thefts back then? I don’t understand why they’d do that to begin with
They were very expensive actually
@@lealta1481 so is the entire ship sinking because they couldn't get the binoculars
@@pollutionpoet That wasn't the entire reason the Titanic sank. There were a lot of other errors, that corrected, could have prevented the tragedy. For one, the ship was going much faster than it should have been through those waters. Or another, bulk head doors were left open, for convenience, instead of being sealed. Had they been sealed, it is probable that the Titanic could have limped to NYC. So yes, the lack of binoculars certainly did not help, but it wasn't the only factor in the Titanic's sinking.
There were 3 billionaires on board who were against the establishment of the federal reserve. Conveniently they died all 3 on the titanic.. Which served the NWO elites really well.. This guy must have been part of a bigger plan for the fate of the titanic I feel..
@@DarkEnergyHealer I feel so sorry for you, having to live with so few brain cells.
So crazy that someone not reading a note would change the history of the U.S
100% it changed everything from then to now. Every thing good and bad from the u.s would be different. I think the biggest would be if the u.s was still a colony in 1939 the germans would of won the war. As the industrial power of the young nation wouldnt of been as great. As a colony it woukdnt of needed to be as strong as it had become. And a colony during imperial times shipped alot of what they made or dug up and what not to its imperialist ruler.
That's why reading is so important people
I'm a huge fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious when mrballen is telling the stories!
I have not heard more facts
Told in story format?
This is a comment on almost all his vids...
@@kyledubs8293 don't be mad because Mrballlen gave me a like and has never commended one of your comments before
@@Gwsboxing haha i aint mad. U just a copy cat
Love these videos, I stumbled on him about 2 years ago. Love the story form and the enthusiasm of the telling of each story. More back stories and last minute changes. Keep them coming!
Such a good storyteller and speaker. I could listen to him describe paint drying and be enthralled, so good, and I love that he never reads to us, he knows what he's gonna say.
I left wandavision for this lol
Haha thank you!!! High praise!
It's kind of hard to believe that they couldn't have broken into the locker or whatever it was to get the binoculars out that's never made sense to me great video. 🤔🇺🇲
That would have been the logical thing to do but apparently they thought they’d be fine with it
@Splez same
@Splez me too. I’m shocked
I think it was probably because they just didn’t think anything would happen where they would actually need them. They probably had lookouts as more of a “precaution” but they didn’t actually think anything would happen. Plus they called it the “unsinkable ship” so they probably thought that nothing could happen to them anyways.
In my opinion not the guys fault. The staff should have seen this as a possible danger and broke open the locker
Love the new series. It's the little obscure details that makes history so interesting.
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
I commend you for trying to maintain a healthy work/life balance. It's hard being a parent to young kids. You're doing good👍👍
My grandfather took a job as a steward on the Titanic, and told my grandmother that he had the job.
She convinced him that with two kids, he’d be gone too much and he never reported to the job.
He went on to have five more children, my mother being one of them.
A good friend owns his grandmother’s steamer trunk, found floating in the North Atlantic and picked up by the Carpathian after the Titanic sunk.
Im just glad my ancestors weren't allowed on the ship at that time
Now do something that changes history for the better so that story can be told by MrBallen
I bet his role was nightwatchman.
Straight after MrBallen says "let's get into today's stories" he gives a proper navy seal hard as nails stare. Anyone else notice that or just me??😂🤣✌️
Yep I always see that. It was one of the first things I noticed...
@@Alexandra_Hill me to!
Navy Seals are trained in psychology too, of course...
@@burnerbrecks5 no shit
Does anyone else get addicted to this channel and these stories? 😎
Mr. Ballen hands down can bring ANY story to life! Learning a little history this way is such a blessing 🥰