Oddity Poddity: Tales of the Strange and Bizarre

Thanks to the pandemic, there's been a fresh wave of end times furor and a super annoying trend of people creating memes declaring that the Covid-19 vaccine is the dreaded Mark of the Beast. Read your Bibles, people! This ain't it. But history tells us who it probably is, which is what  we discuss in this episode. And don't worry, he's already dead.
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Sources:

The Holy Bible, by God & Co.

Roman History, by Cassisus Dio

https://theconversation.com/mythbusting-ancient-rome-throwing-christians-to-the-lions-67365

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/revelation/white.html

https://theconversation.com/five-things-to-know-about-the-antichrist-148172

https://theconversation.com/no-the-covid-19-vaccine-is-not-linked-to-the-mark-of-the-beast-but-a-first-century-roman-tyrant-probably-is-158288

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beast_(Revelation)#:~:text=The%20scarlet%20beast%20is%20shown,horns%20are%20ten%20kings%20who

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/gladiators/nero.html

https://web.library.yale.edu/cataloging/hebraica/about-gematria#:~:text=Gematria%20is%20a%20Jewish%20form,consecutively%20from%201%20to%2010.&text=In%20Hebrew%2C%20gematria%20is%20often,Arabic%20Numerals%20when%20recording%20numbers.

Emperors of Rome Podcast, Episode XXII

Shiver me timbers, it's a ghost ship! Hands down, the RMS Queen Mary holds the title of America's Haunted. In this episode, we cover her glory days as The Grey Ghost, a wartime vessel who murdered friend and foe alike, her time as a luxury cruise liner with a penchant for drowning her guests, and how throwing people around until they broke their necks earned her the nickname "Rolling Mary". The stories of the ghosts aboard the Queen Mary will haunt you worse than a bad shrimp cocktail.

Sources: 

The Ghosts of Queen Mary, by Brian Clune, with Bob Davis (available for free with Kindle Unlimited!)

America’s Most Haunted: The Secrets of Famous Paranormal Places, by Theresa Argie and Eric Olsen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Mary

https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/queen-marys-deadly-drama-sea-2463862

https://www.flickr.com/photos/geekstalt/2988523814

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Curacoa_(D41)

https://www.cunard.com/en-us/inspiration/life-on-board/stars-on-board#:~:text=Frank%20Sinatra%2C%20Audrey%20Hepburn%20and,the%20deck%20of%20Queen%20Mary.

http://queenmary.com/hotel/

https://cruisemiss.com/2014/04/14/queen-mary-and-her-ghosts/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxEF7kgI15k

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/city-of-long-beach-approves-2-5m-in-funding-to-maintain-historic-queen-mary-ship/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5GhIb4M99w

www.ijtmgh.com

www.cruisecritic.com

What the human eye can't see, a Tesla cam can...as long as you have enough battery. Take a joyride with me in my electric car to a graveyard in the boondocks. What could go wrong???  Range Anxiety is  original fiction by Moi!

Everyone has heard of Tall Man, the freaky deaky urban legend that some kids take a little too seriously. But I bet none of you know about our Tall Man. This ghost, or collection of ghosts (there's definitely more than one) likes to hang out in my cousin's bathroom and scare the bejesus out of visitors. Is he a dead confederate soldier? The lost soul of a Mennonite? The wandering apparition of a Native American? Or maybe just a dude with an eternal bladder control issue? Listen to the saga of Tall Man and draw your own conclusions!

It's HALLOWEEEEEEEEEN! Can you tell I'm excited?!? In this episode, we cover 3 horrific and TRUE tragedies that occurred on Halloween night, as well as the origins of Halloween and some weird 'ween traditions that thankfully died a natural death and are no longer with us.


Sources:
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/13-true-halloween-horror-stories-that-will-keep-yo

https://abcnews.go.com/US/girl-halloween-costume-mistaken-skunk-shot-cousin/story?id=17536625

https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/22/girl-shot-when-relative-mistook-her-for-skunk/

https://www.pottsmerc.com/2012/10/22/updated-shooter-of-costumed-pa-girl-9-knows-better/

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/history/retroindy/2014/01/15/coliseum-explosion/4495037/

http://www.gendisasters.com/georgia/12042/marietta-ga-gas-explosion-in-drug-store-oct-1963

https://www.ajc.com/news/halloween-1963-tragic-marietta-drugstore-blast-still-haunts/TtmOuudy2z49lpdonZSu9H/

In 1996, Texas journalist Brian Bethel encountered two children who demanded to be let inside his car. What made him yeet out of there instead of helping them was the fact that the kids had solid black eyes. After sharing his story, similar tales from people who were approached by Black Eyed Kids began to fill the internet. Are BEKs simply an urban legend? Or are they supernatural beings that need permission to be let inside before they can do their damage? Listen and let me know what you think!
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-eyed_children

https://web.archive.org/web/20151208221117/http://www.reporternews.com/news/columnists/brian-bethel/brian-bethel-recounts-his-possible-paranormal-encounter-with-beks-ep-384772497-348207271.html

https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/legend-black-eyed-children-55705

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/

https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/

The Ursuline nuns came to New Orleans hoping to better the city. But did they accidentally unleash demons as well? In this episode, we investigate the origin of the evil influence on Ursulines Ave - and some believe the origin of vampires in the United States - the Ursulines Convent.
https://www.kmmcfarland.com/blog/new-orleans-vampires-and-the-ursuline-nuns
https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/ghost-stories/truth-casket-girls/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Ursuline_Convent,_New_Orleans

Grisly threads tie four horrific murders together on the block of Rue Ursulines in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Is the origin of this evil influence housed in one of the oldest buildings in Louisiana? Part 1 of 2.

https://www.hnoc.org/publications/first-draft/amid-roaring-twenties-new-orleans-brutal-french-quarter-murder-shocked-city

https://downtherabbitholewithshannon.blog/2017/09/26/the-sausage-ghost-of-ursuline-avenue/

https://criminaldiscoursepodcast.com/the-new-orleans-murder-block/

https://downtherabbitholewithshannon.blog/2017/09/26/the-sausage-ghost-of-ursuline-The%20victims%20were%20immediately%20identified%20as%2025-year%20old%20Theresa%20and%2028-year-old%20Leonida.%20The%20first%20suspects%20were%20their%20husbands./

 https://empty-nestopia.com/haunted-hotel-new-orleans/

https://www.hauntedrooms.com/louisiana/new-orleans/haunted-places/haunted-hotels/the-haunted-hotel

https://criminaldiscoursepodcast.com/the-new-orleans-murder-block/

https://www.hnoc.org/publications/first-draft/amid-roaring-twenties-new-orleans-brutal-french-quarter-murder-shocked-city

https://downtherabbitholewithshannon.blog/2017/09/26/the-sausage-ghost-of-ursuline-avenue/

The 1886 Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, holds the title of America's Most Haunted Hotel. In this episode, we explore its bloodied past,  the ghosts that roam its halls and the madman who was responsible for sending countless souls to rest inside its walls.

Show notes/citations:
https://www.americasmosthauntedhotel.com/ 

https://www.iloveureka.com/post/theodora-the-eternal-hotel-guest-in-room-419 

http://crescent-hotel.com/blog 

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/outreach/back-to-school/a-man-falls-to-his-death-at-crescent-hotel-in-eureka-springs/527-8bfcff86-2ee5-4752-aca8-9108e3b1e59a

 https://www.syfy.com/ghost-hunters/episodes/2