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In 2012 Muhammad Shahid Nazir quickly rose to internet stardom after a recording of his 'One Pound Fish' song went viral across the nation.

In this episode Tom sits down and chats with Shahid about his experience and what he's up to now.

Shahid even debuts a new song right here on the Curios Cast so tune the flunk in!

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This week, Tom takes us on a stroll through the history of memes. Straight up just memeing, the boys explore how memes have changed over the years, discuss which memes are the best and take a guess at what is the worlds first meme. 

Meme me up Scotty, I don’t want to get caught ROFLing when Pepe the Frog and Bad Luck Brian come storming in. 

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The mystery of Coral Castle.

It's time for another mystery! Tom brings us the tale of Coral Castle, a strange and mysterious structure in Florida built over a period of 28 years by the reclusive Edward Leedskalnin. 

Legends abound over how Leedskalnin carved and constructed the over 1,100 tonnes of limestone that make up the castle, was it reverse magnetism? Magic? Aliens? All we know for sure is that the castle and its surrounds were built by just one man, with no major tools, vehicles or electricity. 

Tom guides us through some of the impressive aspects of the castle, including the mystery of how some individual rocks - some as heavy as 15 tonnes each - were moved into place by one man. 

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Gnome & sex toy shortage, horny burglar caught red handed, man mails himself across the world.

It's time for another weird news episode! This week, George and Tom are joined once again by Ziggy Rockett to discuss three more bizarre and rib-tickling tales from the internet. 

Disaster strikes! The world has been hit by a disaster of monumental proportions. A gnome and sex toy shortage has left people frustrated both inside and outside their homes. A burglar has been caught after leaving a 'deposit' on a laptop during a robbery and we discuss the man who mailed himself from Australia to Wales (via the US). 

Join the boys for some good old playground humour, a bit of laughing at funny names and some high-brow discussion regarding bodily fluids and functions. 

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The mysterious identity of one of the most iconic, polite and daring airline pirates in American history - 'DB Cooper'. 

On November 24th, 1971, an unassuming man wearing a dark suit, sunglasses and with neat, cropped hair bought a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines 305. Once airborne, he hijacked the plane using a bomb, was exceedingly polite to the passengers and crew, had a couple of drinks and negotiated the delivery of $200,000 to the aircraft during a refuelling stop. 

Once the passengers had been released, and flight 305 was once again airborne, the mysterious 'DB Cooper' proceeded to jump from the aircraft in the midst of a storm, wearing nothing but his suit, a parachute and the ransom money strapped to his body. The man known in the press as 'DB Cooper' vanished into thin air above the forests of Washington state, never to be seen or heard from again.. or did he?

This week the boys discuss the events of November 24th 1971, and explore some of the theories of who 'DB Cooper' might be, some later developments in the investigation, and how he pulled off his iconic hijacking. 

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Suspicious butt plug found in German forest prompts bomb scare, man caught with 35 girlfriends on the go and a bizarre taxidermist from the UK, and more! 

We're back with another weird news episode! This week we discuss a sex toy that prompted a bomb scare, a Japanese man caught leading on 35 girlfriends, and a bizarre taxidermist from the UK who may or may not murder someone in the near future. 

I cannot imagine the stress of having 35 girlfriends. I forget the most basic of tasks, so imagine having to remember 35 names, birthdays, last time you saw them, what you did.. I would melt under the pressure. On the other hand, I also wouldn't shove a grenade shaped sex toy up my bum bum, Butt (geddit?) each to their own. 

As for taxidermy, you're a lunatic if you think it looks good, even more so if you practice it! 

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This week, Rob and the boys discuss the mysterious timeline of Cicada 3301, a secretive group behind a series of internet puzzles and complex ciphers which  bled into the real world. 

Beginning with an anonymous post on 4chan, the Cicada 3301 organisation created a complicated series of internet puzzles with an unknown purpose between 2012 and 2014. Ordering participants not to share any details, many of whom have since vanished from the internet, the origins of Cicada 3301 have been suggested as being a secret society, government organisations or an extremely dedicated network of neckbeards. 

Whoever they are, they have left behind a complex trail of clues hidden within internet scripts, codes, images and real world locations. With the third and final puzzle yet to be solved, nothing has been heard from Cicada 3301 since 2017, who continue to frustrate, allure and intrigue. 

We also discuss other examples of ciphers and puzzles, including the Zodiac Killer, and the FBI monolith.

Yes, we know, its CICADA, not CICADIA. Jeez, get over it..

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Man caught smuggling meth inside breakfast burrito, squirrel papped with six pack and huge nut sack, gelato controversy in Italy and more! 

We're back! Well, two of us are back. This week George and Tom are joined by an old friend and new guest on the Curios Cast, Ziggy Rockett! Beware, this episode does go off tangent, and includes a lot of naughty swear words, bodily fluids, ballbags and... Pringles. 

Now, on to the boys! 

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Kev Riley may otherwise have remained just your average guy from Burnley had he not taken the fateful decision to push a whisk deep into his mouth on national television...

In this weeks episode, Tom discusses the what, why, where and how of whisk-gate with Kev, whilst the boys try to wrap their heads around what it must be like to become a living meme. 

We also discuss Kai the hatchet wielding hitchhiker (and convicted murderer), the Wealdstone Raider, Taz and Beefy, the Bagel Boss and.. bees?

Memes. What the bloomin 'eck are they good for, eh? Kids these days wouldn't know a real meme if it farted in their face. Give me the good old days of Double Rainbow and keep your Tik Tok and your fancy iPhones, and your avocado toast. I don't want none of that guff listening to me in my pocket or when I'm on the bog. Going live? Going to shit more like. I tell you, back in my day we had real memes for real people. MAKE MEMES GREAT AGAIN.

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