On this day in 1917, Baltimore journalist Henry L. Mencken published a faux history of the bathtub titled “A Neglected Anniversary.”See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, Baltimore journalist Henry L. Mencken published a faux history of the bathtub titled “A Neglected Anniversary.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this day in 1917, Baltimore journalist Henry L. Mencken published a faux history of the bathtub titled “A Neglected Anniversary.”See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

H. L. Mencken perpetrates the Bathtub Hoax - December 28th, 1917

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H. L. Mencken perpetrates the Bathtub Hoax - December 28th, 1917

H. L. Mencken perpetrates the Bathtub Hoax - December 28th, 1917