"On the fourth day, the patient is either as well as he ever was, or pneumonia and other complications assert their dangerous presence. A harsh cough is a frequently encountered symptom. The patient thus hacks and sprays forth lots of the microbes which spread the infection quickly unless handled with the greatest precaution."

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Sneeze by Mike Koenig

When European explorers discovered the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui in the 18th century, the island's once-flourishing ecosystem had been ravaged nearly to the point of no return. So, too, had the tiny remaining population of a mysterious tribe.

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Hey listeners, I wrote a book! Tune in to hear the first chapter of my science fiction novel :)

If you like, you can buy a full copy at Endless Ink Books!

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With the world seemingly crumbling at our feet, here's a reminder of the times humanity saw it all before--and kept right on kicking and screaming for equality. 

The papacy was not the well-oiled machine you might expect it was in the early Medieval period--in fact, poisonings, wars, coups and in this case, all those things plus a corpse trial could characterize one's rule over the Roman Catholic Church.

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Sure, there are probably more theories as to the identity of Jack the Ripper than there were victims--but here's a good one!

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A tale of adventure, sign language, colonialism and "negroes." 

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On several occasions, NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper witnessed UFO activity that he claims was subsequently overlooked or covered up by Project Blue Book.

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In 1959, Sweden artist Friedrich Jurgenson was trying to record birdsong on tape. Upon playback, however, he heard something very strange. That was the beginning of EVP research as we know it today, which is used by ghost hunters, reincarnationists and other people hunting for an unseen truth.

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In 1547, Hans Staden set out on an adventure that very nearly got him eaten by the Tupinambá people of Brazil.

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