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In this episode, Janica tells us about the history of the USS Indianapolis.
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In this mini bonus episode from our Patreon, Abigail tells us the history behind the World's Oldest Brewery.
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Sources:
https://www.weihenstephaner.de/en/our-brewery
https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/gned1478/chapter/weihenstephan/
In this episode, Abigail tells us the dark and disturbing history behind the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles, which briefly housed the infamous "Night Stalker", aka Richard Ramirez.
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Sources:
Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (Netflix docuseries)
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/cecil-hotel-the-downtown-la-hotel-with-a-troubled-past-put-up-for-sale/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/cecil-hotel-los-angeles
https://www.historydefined.net/cecil-hotel/
https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/cecil-hotel-downtown-los-angeles-skid-row-homeless-housing-problems-tenants
https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Cecil-Hotel-LA-Haunted-Reasons
https://maps.roadtrippers.com/trips/15921743
In this episode, Janica tells us the history behind the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, the museum curator, Bob McCoy, and a few of the wild devices he had on display.
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Sources:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/museum-quackery
http://www.museumofquackery.com/index2.htm
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/robert-mccoy-obituary?id=23254340
https://www.startribune.com/robert-mccoy-never-feared-controversy/95284089
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilson_McCoy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3022930.stm
In this episode, Abigail tells us about the Chicago Murder Castle operated by H.H. Holmes and his various others horrific crimes.
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Sources:
Morbid: Episodes 457- 461 https://open.spotify.com/show/1cpyLfDHP1cNnyOb478qrt?si=13dfe1cd9c204344
https://www.history.com/topics/crime/murder-castle
https://www.history.com/news/murder-castle-h-h-holmes-chicago
https://theclio.com/entry/46716
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-h-h-holmes-murder-castle-post-office/
https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-h-h-holmes
https://www.biography.com/crime/hh-holmes
https://allthatsinteresting.com/hh-holmes-hotel
In this episode, Janica tells us about Ilha da Queimada Grande, aka Snake Island. A tiny island, located 20 miles off the coast of Sao Paulo, Brazil, dubbed the deadliest place on Earth.
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Sources:
https://a-z-animals.com/blog/snake-island-the-true-story-of-the-most-snake-infested-island-on-earth/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/snake-island
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/snake-island-brazil-conservation
In this episode, Janica tells us some spooky military stories.
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In this episode, Abigail tells us about the tallest tree in the world, Hyperion.
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In this episode, Janica tells us about the history behind Breeze Knoll, a mansion in Westfield, NJ and the horrific John Emil List case that made it famous nationwide.
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Sources:
https://fatherwantsusdead.com/
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/i-spent-more-than-a-year-investigating-50-year-old-murders-that-rocked-nj-heres-why.html
https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-list
https://theeyewearblog.com/how-did-boring-eyewear-condemn-a-man-to-5-consecutive-life-sentences/
In this episode, Abigail tells us about the history of the The Olympics.
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Sources:
https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/history
https://olympics.com/en/news/the-history-of-the-olympic-games
https://www.britannica.com/sports/Olympic-Games
https://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-games
https://visitworldheritage.com/en/eu/archaeological-site-of-olympia-greece/7d32eb45-1582-496a-b5b0-338b417b3a80
https://olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games/the-sports-events
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Documents/Document-Set-Teachers-The-Main-Olympic-Topics/The-Olympic-Games-in-Antiquity.pdf?_ga=2.178115501.941754759.1680502411-862628506.1677753585
https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/Paris-2024/Paris-2024-Event-Programme.pdf
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The fascinating and sometimes disturbing history behind roadside attractions and unique destinations.