20 Alternate Histories That Will Change How You See the World — 2‑Hour ASMR Sleep Stories
Have you ever wondered how a single moment could change the world forever? In this 2‑hour ASMR special from History for Sleep, we explore 20 of the most surprising “what if” moments in history — perfect for drifting off, relaxing, and letting your imagination wander.

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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro: The Library of Infinite Possibilities
04:00 - 1. What If... Alexander the Great Lived to Old Age?
10:00 - 2. What If... The Library of Alexandria Was Never Destroyed?
16:00 - 3. What If... China, Not Rome, Had Conquered the West?
22:00 - 4. What If... The Minoan Civilization Survived the Thera Eruption?
28:00 - 5. What If... Pontius Pilate Pardoned Jesus?
34:00 - 6. What If... The Vikings Colonized North America?
40:00 - 7. What If... China's Treasure Fleet Never Stopped Sailing?
46:00 - 8. What If... The Spanish Armada Had Succeeded?
52:00 - 9. What If... The Black Plague Had Never Happened?
58:00 - 10. What If... The Inca Empire Had Repelled Pizarro?
01:04:00 - 11. What If... Napoleon Had Won the Battle of Waterloo?
01:10:00 - 12. What If... The American Revolution Had Failed?
01:16:00 - 13. What If... The South Had Won the American Civil War?
01:22:00 - 14. What If... Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Driver Hadn't Made a Wrong Turn?
01:28:00 - 15. What If... The Russian Revolution Never Happened?
01:34:00 - 16. What If... Hit*er Had Been Accepted into Art School?
01:40:00 - 17. What If... The Cuban Missile Crisis Had Escalated?
01:46:00 - 18. What If... The Space Race Was a Collaborative Mission?
01:52:00 - 19. What If... The Internet Remained a Closed Network?
01:58:00 - 20. What If... Stanislav Petrov Had Followed Protocol?
02:04:00 - Outro: The Power of a Single Choice

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