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This week we conclude the Stone of Destiny heist and deep dive into the various stories of ship boys named Richard Parker who were eaten at sea. A listener email tells us about the time the UK Royal Air Force airdropped cats into a remote part of Malaysia to help deal with the rat problem.
Episode Tabs:
The Students Who Stole The Stone Of Destiny
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63130942
Cannibalism at Sea: The Starving Victorian Sailors Who Ate a Cabin Boy
https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/cannibalism-at-sea-sailors-ate-the-cabin-boy/
Listener Tabs:
Operation: Cat Drop
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600309-1.2.56
For 600 Years The Voynich Manuscript Has Remained A Mystery. Now We Think It’s Partly About Sex
https://theconversation.com/for-600-years-the-voynich-manuscript-has-remained-a-mystery-now-we-think-its-partly-about-sex-227157
Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected]
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs
500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7
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By Kaveh Taherian & Hannah Hillam4.9
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This week we conclude the Stone of Destiny heist and deep dive into the various stories of ship boys named Richard Parker who were eaten at sea. A listener email tells us about the time the UK Royal Air Force airdropped cats into a remote part of Malaysia to help deal with the rat problem.
Episode Tabs:
The Students Who Stole The Stone Of Destiny
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-63130942
Cannibalism at Sea: The Starving Victorian Sailors Who Ate a Cabin Boy
https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/cannibalism-at-sea-sailors-ate-the-cabin-boy/
Listener Tabs:
Operation: Cat Drop
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600309-1.2.56
For 600 Years The Voynich Manuscript Has Remained A Mystery. Now We Think It’s Partly About Sex
https://theconversation.com/for-600-years-the-voynich-manuscript-has-remained-a-mystery-now-we-think-its-partly-about-sex-227157
Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected]
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs
500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7
Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a
SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabs
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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