How Long Would You Sit On A Flagpole For? | Fascinating History Shorts

Back in the 1920s a new craze emerged: climbing up flagpoles, then staying there for as long as you could... Fascinating History posts weekly videos about infamous flops, failures and mistakes from throughout history... and whatever other weird stories from the past catch my eye. Thanks for watching! *LINKS:* 🔗 ► My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror ► Support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN5TIBm-idJXOa6BUh3sjuA/join ► Follow me: https://twitter.com/FunHistoryTales | https://www.instagram.com/funhistorytales/ | https://www.facebook.com/funhistorictales/ ► Get in touch: [email protected] *MUSIC:* 🎵 ► "Seagull" by Telecasted *SOURCES:* 📑 ► "Pole Sitting A Casual History" by George Martin, published by Postcard History, March 2023. Link: https://postcardhistory.net/2023/03/pole-sitting-a-casual-history/ ► "The Strange History Of Flagpole Sitting, The 1920s Trend Of Perching Atop Towering Poles For Days Or Weeks On End" by Genevieve Carlton, published by All That's Interesting, September 2025. Link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/flagpole-sitting #history #failure #shorts #business #mistakes #trend