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October 03, 2020Black Diamond, the Killer ElephantAn animal with behavioral problems and a trainer who reduced precautions? What could have gone wrong in Corsicana in 1929.8 minPlay
September 25, 2020Dead Man’s HoleTurn off onto County Road 401 for the site of a Civil War horror.6 minPlay
September 18, 2020The Reluctant Alien InvasionIn 2008 Stephenville, Texas got more attention than they wanted when lights appeared in their skies.4 minPlay
September 11, 2020The Treue der Union Monument and the Massacre on the NuecesA group of about 60 German immigrants are honored by a Union monument in traditionally Confederate territory.7 minPlay
September 04, 2020Ms. Pearl the Giant Squirrel and the Pecan Pie Vending MachineOn Highway 71 outside of Austin visitors are granted access to a Giant Squirrel and a pecan pie vending machine.4 minPlay
August 28, 2020The Work of David Adickes, or the Giant Head of Stephen Austin and Mount Rush HourGiant heads dot various spaces in Texas, but they have one thing in common: artist David Adickes.3 minPlay
August 21, 2020The Attempted Murder of the Treaty OakA famed Austin tree almost died for a pretty strange reason.7 minPlay
August 14, 2020The Satan StormKopperl, Texas lived through the heated horror of what is known as “The Satan Storm.”4 minPlay
August 07, 2020The Invention of the Frozen MargaritaAn East Dallas Entrepreneur’s mission to find a consistent way to make a chilly beverage changed the world.4 minPlay
July 31, 2020That Time Japan Unsuccessfully Bombed TexasThe unexpected Fugo bomb was more souvenir than fear in two Texas towns.6 minPlay