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

In this episode Abigail tells us about the history behind the City Museum in downtown St. Louis, MO and the mysterious death of founder Bob Cassilly.

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Sources:

https://draperandkramer.com/news-and-insights/the-unbelievable-history-of-city-museum-in-st-louis/

https://citymuseum.org/about/

https://explorestlouis.com/whats-new/meet-the-curator-rick-erwin-of-city-museum/

https://www.stlpr.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-05-12/how-city-museum-defied-building-codes-to-become-a-st-louis-landmark

https://www.stlmag.com/Deconstructing-Bob-Cassilly/

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/bob-cassilly-was-beaten-to-death-medical-expert-concludes-3123298

https://fox2now.com/news/city-museum-founder-bob-cassillys-death-was-no-accident-doctor-claims/