Episodios

  • Episode 6: We're Talking About Cats?

    Episode 6: We're Talking About Cats?
    May 13 2023
    Join us for our final episode (for a while).We are running through a few quick facts that you probably did not know, and for some reason, half of them are about cats. Here are some sources, feel free to read more into some of these bizarre occurrences!https://www.britannica.com/science/disaster - Deadly molasses floodhttps://www.gutenberg.org/files/24880/24880-h/24880-h.htm (full text of "The Wreck of the Titan" by Morgan Robertsonhttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33085031 - Dentures made from teeth of dead solidershttps://historycolored.com/articles/7385/when-pope-gregory-ix-declared-a-war-on-cats/ - Pope Gregory IX's war on catshttps://museumhack.com/black-cats-black-death/ - Pope Gregory IX's war on catshttps://universityarchives.princeton.edu/2017/04/the-cat-telephone/ - Cat telephonehttps://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/pelusium-cats/#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20Macedonian%20author,Egyptian%20forces%20from%20fighting%20back. - Persians using cats in warhttps://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/Disneyland-s-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-ride-once-16056619.php#:~:text=The%20technology%20of%20the%20time,human%20skeletons%20for%20the%20ride. - Disneyland used real skeletonshttps://www.history.com/news/were-witches-burned-at-the-stake-during-the-salem-witch-trials - Witches not burned during Salem Witch Trials
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    13 m
  • Episode 5: Frank Hayes and the "Sweet Kiss" of Death

    Episode 5: Frank Hayes and the "Sweet Kiss" of Death
    Apr 30 2023

    Frank Hayes was a stable-hand and trainer in the 1920s who had to opportunity to race as a jockey on June 4th, 1923. Unfortunately, even though he won the race against all odds, this would be the first and last time he ever raced.

    Correction: He was not "asked" to be a jockey at the last minute. Frank wanted to be a jockey and was told he had to lose weight before he would be able to race. He was able to reach the goal weight so that he could finally be a jockey.

    Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/10/sport/frank-hayes-sweet-kiss-belmont-park-intl-spt/index.htmlhttps://www.indiatimes.com/trending/social-relevance/story-of-frank-hayes-jockey-who-won-race-despite-being-dead-570623.html
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    8 m
  • Episode 4: The Tragic Story of Rosemary Kennedy

    Episode 4: The Tragic Story of Rosemary Kennedy
    Apr 9 2023

    Rosemary Kennedy, the eldest daughter of the Kennedy family, was just like any other American girl. She struggled a bit throughout her childhood with intellectual challenges and delays but stayed positive as she made progress. Once she began acting out in her early 20s, her father, Joseph Kennedy Sr, decided that something must be done to prevent her from ruining the family's precious reputation.
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    17 m
  • Episode 3: The Man Who Watched Lincoln Get Shot

    Episode 3: The Man Who Watched Lincoln Get Shot
    Mar 19 2023

    Henry Rathbone and his wife Clara joined Abe and Mary Lincoln on April 14th, 1865 at Ford Theatre. Little did they know that John Wilkes Booth had other plans for them. Henry lived with survivor's guilt his entire life after the assassination, and let this guilt drive him to madness.

    Sources:

    https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/attending-fords-theater-with-the-lincolns-the-tragic-lives-of-clara-harris-and-henry-rathbone

    https://allthatsinteresting.com/henry-rathbone

    https://www.thegettysburgexperience.com/a-christmas-murder
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    18 m
  • Episode 2: Anti-Tank Dogs

    Episode 2: Anti-Tank Dogs
    Mar 7 2023

    Anti-tank dogs were dogs utilized in World War 2 that were trained to carry bombs to enemy tanks. This method was used by the Soviets in their desperate attempt against the Nazis

    Sources

    https://factschology.com/factschology-articles-podcast/russian-anti-tank-dogs-world-war-ii https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/anti-tank-dogs-world-war-ii/ https://historyofyesterday.com/the-soviet-anti-tank-dog/
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    14 m
  • Episode 1: The Missing Bullet

    Episode 1: The Missing Bullet
    Feb 19 2023

    Willis Meadows was a confederate soldier who was injured via gunshot wound to the eye during the Civil War, but the bullet was never found. What happens next will surprise you. Listen to find out!

    Sources:

    https://explorethearchive.com/confederate-soldier-spit-out-bullet-watm

    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/civil-war-vet-finally-laid-to-rest/

    https://todayinhistory.blog/tag/willis-meadows/
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    9 m