TGIT Geoffs! This week we are taking you on a journeyyyyy honey. First Spencer had us doing a double-take as he told us all about the dark history of doppelgängers. Next, Madison is giving us the lowdown on the strange origins of straitjackets. We’ve got an obituary that proves it’s a dog eat dog world, one for a gal who lived life to the fullest and so much more! Including, of course, some dumb.ass.criminallllls!

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