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King for a Week: The Strange Story of Otto I
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:38:11
Publish Date: 2021-11-10 00:27:59
Description:

For most people, the old saying "it's good to be king" is just a cool phrase -- but for magician and noted spinner of tall tales Otto Witte, this sounded like an idea to take literally. In today's episode, the guys explore how one man (maybe) managed to con the entire nation of Albania into believing he was their king... and got away with it for a week. If, in fact, it actually happened.

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