Thank you to Home Chef for sponsoring this video! Head to https://homechef.yt.link/ljDEYAY to get 50% off and free shipping on your first Home Chef box with code SPRINGBOK50. Bring a blanket and travel back to 18th Century Russia for this educational ASMR lecture retelling the strange true tale of Empress Anna Ivanovna's Ice Palace and all the cruel intentions behind it. Although this story has shocking twists and turns, I hope you'll enjoy calming ASMR triggers like book sounds, tapping, page scanning, cat purring, monotone reading, nature sounds, and naturally soft-spoken narration.
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