In this episode, we’ll meet the man who refused to salute Hitler at the launching of the ship Horst Wessel in 1936.

The internet believes this man to be August Landmesser – but on Wunderkammer we look to see if the man is actually Gustav Wegert.

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In this episode, we’ll meet Daniel Eugen Ott, the chef killed in Bonn the day before taking up service with Prince Alfred, Queen Victoria’s son.

This is not just a simple murder story but also a closer look of Germany society at the time.

In this episode, we’ll meet Martin Laurello (Martin Emmerling) also known as the Human Owl or the Man with the turning head.

Martin was able to turn his head around 180° and wowed audiences around the world with his skills. Just how did he do it?

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In this episode, we’ll meet Clever Hans – the horse who could read, do maths and tell the time in early 20th Century Germany as well as his trainer Wilhelm von Osten.

Clever Hans appeared to breach the gap between humans and animals until Oskar Pfungst held a commission in 1907 in order to try and disprove the horse’s skills.

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In this episode, we'll meet Herta Heuwer, the Queen of the Currywurst. She invented the Currywurst in 1949 ... or did she?

Show notes, links and images can be found on www.wunderkammerpodcast.com/podcast/theinventionofthecurriedsausage

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This is a short introduction to the Wunderkammer podcast.

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