Midnight Facts for Insomniacs

Alive? No Country For Old Men? Outbreak? Which would be in your top 5? 

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This week, Shane and Duncan go ghost hunting across two centuries and three continents.

In Tennessee, the Bell Witch moves into a farmhouse, wrecks an engagement, and terrorizes a future president. In London, Scratching Fanny knocks against the walls of a Cock Lane lodging, accusing a widower of poisoning his wife. In Australia, Fisher's Ghost perches on a fence rail and points toward his own grave.

Pour something strong, lock the doors, and join the boys for three of history's strangest hauntings.

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The Beatles on Ed Sullivan? Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison? Which would be in your top five…

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For centuries, courts have wrestled with one impossible question: does madness excuse murder?

From Daniel M’Naghten and his delusions about the British government to John Hinckley Jr. and his attempt to win Jodie Foster’s heart by shooting Ronald Reagan, the history of the insanity defense is full of strange crimes, stranger logic, and some truly bizarre courtroom battles.

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Bilie Jean? Money? Under Pressure? Higher Ground?

Which would be in your top 5? 

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This week, Shane and Duncan descend into the strange world of luxury bunkers, from the bizarre Atomitat to a Las Vegas mansion buried beneath the desert, an abandoned Atlas missile silo transformed into a luxury survival condo, and sprawling private compounds designed to keep the ultra-wealthy comfortable while the rest of civilization burns.

Swimming pools, movie theaters, fake windows, hydroponic gardens, private security, and enough luxury amenities to make the apocalypse feel like a vacation. Because if the world is going to end, there's no reason it can’t end in style.

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The storming of Normandy in Saving Private Ryan? The T-Rex reveal in Jurassic Park? Avengers assemble? Which would be in your top 5? 

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Castles, cannons, concrete, and the persistent human desire not to get blown up. This week, Shane and Duncan trace the strange evolution of the bunker, from medieval fortifications and the arrival of artillery to the underground defenses of the World Wars and the nuclear paranoia of the Cold War.

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Satisfaction? Iron Man? Purple Haze? Born To Be Wild? Which epic riffs would be in your top 5...

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Body-art aficionados rejoice! MFFI finally takes on tattoos... 

Long before tattoo machines, sterile needles, and flash books, humans were finding creative ways to decorate their skin. In this week's host swap episode, Duncan traces the history of tattooing from sooty sticks to rotary guns to a nightmare future of automated skin-printers.

Follow along to find out how tattooing went from ancient ritual and social taboo to the red carpet, the runway, and the mall.

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