The Cousins Weird's podcast (The Cousins Weird)

Welcome to our podcast we are two cousins/best fiends talk about spooky, crazy and bizarre true events while drinking themed spirits!! Prepare to be scared and cry with them from laughter!

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Come with us as we talk about the 26,000 sq foot house with one toilet! Was Sarah a grieving widow with a lot of money to burn and a love of architecture or a Woman fearing the spirits of those who died by the Winchester rifle!



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The tragic tail of a boy king who was cursed in life ...and in death? Also don't marry your sibling!!

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This story spans over a century! A young girl pulled from the Seine River with no name, but ended up influencing artist, musicians, writers and even save millions of lives!

Articles to check out:

https://wend.ca/?p=63584

www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24534069.amp

news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/news-lifehow-the-kiss-of-a-dead-girl-saves-thousands-of-lives-each-year/news-story/62a1b60b9106933d84f729fdf7ba6f72

theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/01/france.art

www.sciencealert.com/how-dead-girl-paris-ended-up-most-kissed-lips-in-history-l-inconnue-de-la-seine-resusci-anne-cpr-annie-death-mask/amp

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We are headed to the Bogs of Northern Europe this week. Come with us as we discover the mysteries of the Bog Bodies! These Bodies are from the Iron age and yet we can tell what they ate for dinner?! #nonips



Our sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1984-1002-1

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Was he a romantic genius or a disgusting nut? You be the judge in this tale of a real life corpse bride!

Sources:

https://www.scenacriminis.com/news-history/the-undying-love-of-dr-carl-tanzler/
The Undying Love of Dr. Carl Tanzler

The Corpse Bride: the true story
Carl Tanzler and Maria Elena Milagro De Hoyos
https://tansybradshaw.medium.com/the-corpse-bride-the-true-story-fe48b82bcd81

Morbid Monday: The Macabre Romance of a Man and a Mummy
www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-the-macabre-romance-of-a-man-and-a-mummy.amp

The Count of Morbid Love: Carl Tanzler and the Dead Maria Elena
www.ststworld.com/carl-tanzler/

The Secrets of Elena's Tomb, A Tale of Old Key West: Confessions of Carl Von Cosel


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The Arctic was not what they thought it was, what happened to the crew of the Franklin Expedition? This is our first two part episode tune in to find out!




Source:
Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition is a book by Owen Beattie and John Geiger

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The conclusion of the Franklin Expedition! What happened to the men? Why did some die so soon? Why were the dredging so much stuff? Come find out! #donteatthetinfood




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Episode #8- The first in our Halloween inspired episode in the month of October! The Summer of 1816, was the "perfect storm" inspiring two great works of it! Mary Shelley's Frankenstein was inspired by her time in Italy with famed poets Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, her half sister Clair Claremont and the troubled Dr. John Polidori. We follow Mary tragic life and what became of her fellow writers after that legendary time in Switzerland I. The year with no summer!



Sources:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/6171507/how-opium-fuelled-orgies-and-lightning-gave-birth-to-mary-shelleys-frankenstein/

https://mary-shelley.fandom.com/wiki/Summer_of_1816

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/mary-shelley_creating-frankenstein--the-lake-geneva-monster/12808

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/29/travel/lake-geneva-as-byron-and-shelley-knew-it.html

https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/sumer-1816-frankenstein-shelley-byron-villa-diodati

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/frankenstein-true-story-mary-shelley

Wikipedia.org on Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Clair Claremont, and Summer of 1816

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Join us and find out how the real Vlad Dracula is more terrifying than anything Bram Stocker could come up with!

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Book Sources:
Vlad the Impaler: A Life From Beginning to End
By Hourly History

Vlad the Impaler: A Captivating Guide to How Vlad III Dracula Became One of the Most Crucial Rulers of Wallachia and His Impact on the History of Romania
by Captivating History


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Episode #10 - The History of Halloween

Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Halloween? Where did it come from? What are the origins? Come with us as we look back 2000 years ago to Celts and Samhain, through the Colonial Puritans, the Great Depression, Hell House begining in the 1960s, Satanic Panic and Halloween Sadism of the 80s and 90s, right up to today!

Sources:

All About Halloween: Halloween Facts, Information, And More: Facts On Halloween
Trey Peluso

Halloween History: A Spooktacular Look Throughout the Ages
W.G. Legend

The Origin of Halloween: Halloween Encyclopedia You Should Know: Halloween Celebrities
ROBINSON CINNAMON

Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday
David J. Skal

www.insider.com/halloween-costume-trends-history-2018-10%3famp

https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1456/history-of-halloween/

https://www.joelbest.net/halloween-sadism

www.livescience.com/amp/40596-history-of-halloween.html

http://werehistory.org/halloween

https://www.moas.org/The-History-of-Halloween-1-31.html

www.history.com/.amp/news/halloween-facts-traditions-legends

https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween

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Corruption, greed for power, and wealth lead to thousands of women and some men losing their lives. Ridiculous tests, crazy accusations, and torture lead many people to confess just to put an end to the pain. Whenever bad things happened witches were the ones to blame. I mean really why do witches have such a bad wrap? They only eat babies and steal your genitals...Hide yo kids, hide your genitals!

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Sources:
Witches a History of Persecution by Nigel Cawthrone


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The Burrville Cider Mill has been a staple in Jefferson county since 1802! First as a saw and gristmill then turned into a cider mill in 1940, producing the best cider you can get your hands on! So good infact that the original owners and other spirits just do not want to leave! We got to interview the current owner Cindy Steiner, she shared with us her personal interactions with the ghost of the mill!

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Countess Bathory has been referenced in countless books, movies, and lyrics! Her story is a bloody one with a lot of gruesome details. Did the Countess actually bathe in blood? Was she as ruthless as the stories say? We get to the bottom of it all in this bloody good episode!

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Sources:

Infamous Lady: The True Story of Erzsabet Bathory by: Kimberly Craft

The Private Letters of Countess Erzsabet Bathory by Kimberly Craft


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed

https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bathory-elizabeth-1560-1614

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What would you do if you woke up and saw cloven footprints outside your door and even on your rooftop? What if you found out these prints were not all over town but also in towns within 100 miles?! What do your think made these mysterious prints in the snow!

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Sources:
https://peter-moore.co.uk/blog/the-curious-case-of-the-devils-foot-prints-or-the-great-devon-mystery-of-1855/

Book:
In the Realm of Eerie and Unexplainable: Volume 2
By Cindy Parmiter




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The Queen Mary transported the rich and famous across the Atlantic, and played a huge part in WWII. She transported millions of people across the Atlantic and some didn't want to leave even when they died! She is docked forever in Long Beach California and considered one of the Top 10 Haunted Places! Listen and learn about her fascinating history and meet the ghosts of the Queen Mary!

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https://www.legendsofamerica.com/queen-mary-a-haunting-like-no-other/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-queenmary/

https://www.longbeachlocalnews.com/2021/11/04/locals-fear-possible-demolition-of-queen-mary/

http://queenmary.com/history/stats-fun-facts/comparison/


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You have heard of Roanoke and the mystery of the lost Colony. It's been depicted in fiction and there has been a lot of supernatural suspicion involved...but no one really knows what happened. It makes it the oldest cold case in America! Listen to this episode and let us know what do you think happened!

Sources:
The Lost Colony it Roanoke Island by: John Downey

The Lost Colony of Roanoke
by: T.M. Blackwell

https://youtube.com/watch?v=0iT1-Bcf0qg&feature=share







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You better be good I'm telling you why...Krampus is coming to town. Jolly Old St. Nick has a nightmare of a sidekick in Europe and his name is Krampus, a terrifying part demon part goat with a long tongue horns, and carrying a sack on his back to steal naughty children and take them to the underworld! Want your children to stay in line this year? Listen and learn about Krampus!



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Sources:

https://www.npr.org/2011/12/10/143485735/naughty-or-nice-krampus-horror-for-the-holidays

https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/goat-headed-christmas-cheer-run-kris-kringle-krampus-is-coming-a-594050.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20100922072934/http://blogs.ngm.com/blog_central/2009/11/merry-krampus.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131217-krampus-christmas-santa-devil

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/krampus-is-coming-to-town/



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Child eating giant cat, a grotesque child boiling giant, and 13 Troll visitors who like to lick and sniff things...you know your typical Christmas traditions. Iceland sure has some traumatizing legends.



Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_Christmas_folklore

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/

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The Victorian age had a morbid fascination with death and the dead which carried into their Christmas traditions! Between ghost stories, dangerous parlor games, and creepy Christmas cards there was nothing holly jolly about a Victorian Christmas!

Sources:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.denofgeek.com/culture/scary-christmas-stories-a-history-of-the-holidays-ghostly-tradition/%3famp

https://crimereads.com/on-the-lost-christmastime-tradition-of-telling-ghost-stories/

https://bigthink.com/high-culture/christmas-stories/


https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/633693/gifts-your-wife-will-love?utm_content=infinitescroll1


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Have you ever wondered why we take a dead tree and drag it into our house for Christmas? And where did the ideas for decorations to use come from? And why an evergreen tree? We have these answers and more in this week's episode!

Sources:

https://so-sew-easy.com/a-short-history-of-the-christmas-tree/

https://www.cracked.com/article_15719_pagan-orgies-to-human-sacrifice-bizarre-origins-christmas.html

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The Black Agnus, is a statue in Green Mountain cemetery in Vermont. How did the statue which isn't a woman, black, nor has anything to do with an Agnus get this name? The legend behind the statue is even more mysterious..Death, glowing eyes, curses, and missing arms!

Sources:
Book- Wicked Vermont
By Thea Lewis

https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/black-aggie-the-spooky-graveyard-statue-of-druid-ridge-cemetery/

indie88.com/black-aggie-the-ghoulish-sentinel-of-druid-ridge-cemetery/amp/

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/druidridge

www.mychamplainvalley.com/ask-the-expert/vermont-historical-society/this-place-in-history-black-agnes-statue/amp/

www.onlyinyourstate.com/vermont/evil-place-vt/amp/

http://vermontdeadline.blogspot.com/2014/01/black-agnes.html?m=1


https://www.oddthingsiveseen.com/2017/05/serene-and-spooky-part-ii-black-aggie.html?m=1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-aggie-from-baltimore-to-washington/2012/08/17/54cef546-e7da-11e1-936a-b801f1abab19_story.html

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Preserved mummies, from the most beautiful mummy to the extremely endowed.Come learn about the mummies of Sicily's Capuchin Catacombs!

Sources:
www.palermocatacombs.com

https://youtu.be/hEsNIf7yKqg

video of eyes https://youtu.be/7JwRnps04EM








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Learn about the extremes Victorian woman went to achieve the consumption chic look!

Sources:

www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-horrifying-legacy-of-the-victorian-tapeworm-diet.amp

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-tuberculosis-shaped-victorian-fashion-180959029/

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Plague island, Poveglia Island,Venice An exile for the sick, and dying to an asylum that housed the mentally ill. Listen to find out the dark, haunted history of Poveglia!



Sources:

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/24658/strange-geographies-happy-haunted-island-poveglia

https://ermakvagus.com/Europe/Italy/poveglia/poveglia.htm

https://www.historywalksvenice.com/2020/01/poveglia-more-than-ghost-stories/

https://mysteriesrunsolved.com/2019/01/poveglia-the-most-haunted-island-earth.html

https://allaboutvenice.com/poveglia/

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/poveglia-island/

https://www.historicmysteries.com/poveglia-island-venice-italy/

https://luxeadventuretraveler.com/poveglia-italy/

Haunted Hospitals: Eerie Tales About Hospitals, Sanatoriums, and Other Institutions by Mark Leslie.

True Tales of the Paranormal, Mysterious & Macabre by Cindy Parmiter

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Having tiny, dainty feet was such thing of beauty, in China, young girls feet would be bound and deformed at a young age to ensure she would be able to Marry. The methods they used to bind their feet are surely a terrible trend!


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-footbinding-persisted-china-millennium-180953971/

https://openendedsocialstudies.org/2016/06/25/foot-binding-and-the-standard-of-beauty/


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The Lady of Dia was the OG Diva. She was entombed with her favorite things, drinks, her favorite foods, and even had her wig on! She wanted her afterlife to match how she lived! Join us and learn about the pickled princess!

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https://youtu.be/aN8_MsOQyrg


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In the 17th Century long luscious locks were a sign of nobility! When syphilis and lice cause hair loss and people to shave their heads, wigs became all the rage. Poor hygiene and grotesque products led to many problems for the wig wearer!


https://www.google.com/amp/s/livesandlegaciesblog.org/2015/01/28/perukes-pomade-powder/amp/

https://www.historynet.com/shaved-heads-and-syphilis-a-brief-history-of-wigs.htm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.popsugar.com/beauty/photo-gallery/43932432/image/43932516/Wig-Lard/amp

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A hotel that has such a dark history it's been knicknamed "The Suicide", "The Murder Hotel" and "The Most Haunted Hotel in LA". It housed two serial killers and inspired a season of American Horror Story. Learn about the tragic history of The Hotel Cecil!


Sources:

American Hotel Story: History, Hauntings and Heartbreak in LA's Infamous Hotel Cecil
By: Richard Estep

https://www.google.com/amp/s/authorlyngibson.wordpress.com/2017/05/19/haunted-history-the-cecil-hotel/amp/

https://bizarrela.com/2016/03/cecil-hotel-suicide/

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a35457545/cecil-hotel-american-horror-story/

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Ever wonder where the saying I'm no blowing smoke up your ass came from? You may regret wondering after listening to this episode!


Sources:

https://medium.com/counterarts/the-brief-and-bizarre-history-of-tobacco-smoke-enemas-b42895f386ba

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From Ancient physicians all the way until Sigmund Freud debunked it, men blamed woman's womb for all her maladies! They said the worst thing to happen to a woman was for her womb to wander. Come learn about the wandering womb!

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Sources:

www.wired.com/2014/05/fantastically-wrong-wandering-womb/amp


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For the Love of Ghosts! This Valentine's special we interviewed a husband and wife team of paranormal investigators. Make sure to check out their Facebook Page, Departed Souls Paranormal!

https://www.facebook.com/departedsoulsparanormalky/

Instagram @Departedsoulsparanormalky

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https://www.rohsoperahouse.com/parenormal

https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/671

http://poasttownschool.com/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/fringeparanormal.wordpress.com/2020/10/08/the-sad-but-true-history-of-the-mel-meter/amp/

https://www.therealwaverlyhills.com/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Seminary


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Luscious lashes are not a new trend! Lases have been the center of trends for hundreds of years. Come with us on this journey of the terrible history of eyelashes!

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Something's you just can't make up! This episode is probably of of the craziest things we covered so far. Learn about the Mother of Rabbits. Trigger warning - miscarriage, graphic description


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https://www.historicmysteries.com/mary-toft/

https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0822VTTN8&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_FCDKW9RBMGPH4R7V2YG7


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Urine, it's been the cure for what ails your throughout the history of mankind! Join us on this journey about your wiz and learn about how we have used pee throughout history!

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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-gunpowder-to-teeth-whitener-the-science-behind-historic-uses-of-urine-442390/&ved=2ahUKEwjkycyc5YL2AhU2kYkEHcF7ADEQFnoECC4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2Tlj3yQ3fpOAqYKJYFGvGn

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The Clever Uses Of Urine Throughout History - Fast Company

https://www.mentalfloss.com › article 6 Practical Ways Romans Used Human Urine and Feces in Daily Life

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You've heard of Irish Leprechauns and fairies, but have you heard of the leprechaun's drunk cousin the Clurichaun? Or how about the shape shifting tricksters the Pooka? Join us to learn about some lesser known, rather menacing figures, in Irish lore as we head into the month of March!

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/irish-legend-pooka.amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.yourirish.com/folklore/irish-pookas

https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/irish-myths-and-legends/irelands-trickiest-faery-the-pooka/

https://magical-europe.com/2019/08/22/beware-of-the-irish-pooka/

https://www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-irish-mythology-clurichauns-170462

https://celticlifeintl.com/leprechauns-and-clurichaun/

https://esoterx.com/2013/02/06/when-good-faeries-go-bad-the-clurichaun-or-the-leprechauns-alcoholic-cousin/

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Some fashion is to die for...literally. Crinoline dresses were all the rage and the bigger the better. So what if thousands of woman went up in flames, they went out looking amazing!

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https://www.britannica.com/topic/crinoline

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A dark bloody history leads to Leap Castle being the most haunted in Ireland, some say even the most haunted in the world. When the blood of your enemies is mixed right into the mortar to build the castle you know it's going to be haunted

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A Haunted Land: Irelands Ghosts by Robert Curran:

https://youtu.be/uqNHBvTs--Q

https://youtu.be/cWDybz1GUMw

https://youtu.be/swvwWzZKccU

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It started off just to cover the privy area, then it became more extravagant and a sign of wealth, and power. Learn about the rise and fall of the codpiece (pun intended).

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https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/what-goes-up-must-come-down-a-brief-history-of-the-codpiece

https://www.messynessychic.com/2021/11/26/fashion-historys-most-flustering-flex-the-codpiece/

https://designyoutrust.com/2021/01/codpiece-was-a-weird-renaissance-fashion-trend/

https://elephant.art/thrust-the-curious-phenomenon-of-the-codpiece-in-art-26042020/



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Ireland is full of lore, and legends. We are sure you know of the Blarney Stone, but do you know the Curse of the Blarney Castle? This episode we talk about it's history, legend, and curse!


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https://biblioccult.wordpress.com/2018/03/13/kiss-me-im-irish/

https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2014/04/cursed-blarney-castle.html?m=1

https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/blarney-castle/

https://www.hauntedjourneys.com/haunted-sites/4424-blarney-castle

http://www.jennysnook.net/history-of-blarney-castle-village-and-why-people-kiss-the-blarney-stone/

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Sheele's Green was all the rage in the 19 century! It was used for fabrics, wallpaper, and even used to make your drinks green! It was so popular that even though people were keeling over from wearing it or having it their homes, it didn't put a dent in the demand! Come listen for another killer episode!

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https://www.racked.com/2017/3/17/14914840/green-dye-history-death

https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/05/02/scheeles-green-the-color-of-fake-foliage-and-death/


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Imagine having to pay rent after you die! In Guanajuato Mexico that is exactly what they did, and when your family can't pay you get evicted! Come learn about the Mummies of Guanajuato!


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http://www3.sympatico.ca/nancy.kilpatrick/mummies.htm

https://travelswithtalek.com/mummies-guanajuato-mexico/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mummies_of_Guanajuato

https://art-sci.blogspot.com/2010/11/hundreds-of-mummies-discovered-in_11.html


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It was nearly impossible to divorce before 1857 in England! Since woman were considered their husbands property the came up with a way to we ND their marriage with this terrible trend!

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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/england-divorce-18th-century-wife-auction

https://www.google.com/amp/s/sindhunews.net/sindhu-news-oh/the-practice-of-wife-selling-in-victorian-england/amp/

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/wife-selling-a-brief-history-of-when-men-sold-their-wives-at-market-and-why-many-women-enthusiastically-consented-to-it-270649


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New Orleans is full of ghost stories. But one of the most famous and horrific come from The LaLaurie Mansion located in the French Quarter. Join us as we dive into the horrible history the house holds.

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Haunted New Orleans: History & Hauntings of the Crescent City - by Troy Taylor

Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed
Book by Lorelei Shannon and Victoria Cosner Love
(This book at times victimizes her which I don't feel is appropriate but I did use information from it)

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/lalaurie-mansion/

https://ghostcitytours.com/new-orleans/haunted-places/lalaurie-mansion/

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Apes got Nards...and testes got that magic juice! Do you want to live to be 104? We have the answer for you! Come listen to this truly terrible trend!


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https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-true-story-of-dr-voronoffs-plan-to-use-monkey-testicles-to-make-us-immortal


Quackery: A brief history of the worst ways to cure everything by Lydia Kang and Nate Pederson


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Poe is known for his Dark tales and poetry. His death is like something of one of his stories! Come solve the mystery of the death of Edgar Allen Poe!

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https://www.biography.com/writer/edgar-allan-poe

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/still-mysterious-death-edgar-allan-poe-180952936/

Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses by Bess Lovejoy

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We took you on the listening adventure of the history of urine, so you had to know that this one was coming! This episode is full of sh!t! Used to heal, as a weapon, and to make food. You won't want to miss this tantalizing Terrible Trends!











https://www.medicaldaily.com/use-poop-medical-treatments-throughout-history-400497

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/8580877/ancient-egyptians-holy-poo-beetles-immortality/

https://www.research.va.gov/currents/winter2015/winter2015-11.cfm

www.sciencefocus.com/science/waste-not-want-not-8-surprising-uses-for-your-poo/amp/

www.vice.com/amp/en/article/vdx4ad/brown-death-a-history-of-poop-as-a-weapon-111

https://www.livescience.com/64502-unexpected-uses-pee-and-poop/2.html

https://www.ranker.com/list/innovative-uses-of-human-waste-in-history/melissa-sartore
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Eastern State Penitentiary was the most modern, expensive building of its time. Its was what other countries wanted to model their prisons after. Built to reform the criminal justice system using solitary confinement and labor to change inmate behavior it turned into a place of horrors! Come learn why it's called one of the most haunted places in the US!


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easternstate.org

ihorror.com/haunted-history-eastern-state-penitentiary/

www.npr.org/2013/10/24/232234570/is-eastern-state-penitentiary-really-haunted

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Just imagine the most disgusting non deadly thing that could happen to you and this Terrible Trends has got it! Just imagine you have it and the only cure is to be touched by the king. Thousands of people would line up waiting to be cured, while puss ran down their neck! That was medicine in the dark ages friends and it wasn’t pretty!


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Quackery: A brief history of the worst ways to cure everything by Lydia Kand MD and Nate Pederson

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The Father Killer is probably not what you are expecting! Lets just say that women aren’t the only ones who would die for fashion! This trend is the definition of fashion is not about comfort, and apparently it doesn't matter how stinky you get as long as you look good!

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https://medium.com/the-illusion-of-choice/even-menswear-can-be-dangerous-those-edwardian-collars-969a102144af

https://magazine.brooksbrothers.com/detachable-collars/

https://www.sandburg.org/SandburgsHometown/SandburgsHometown_CelluloidCollars.html

https://whatculture.com/offbeat/9-deadly-fashion-trends-that-actually-killed-people?page=8

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150624-when-fashion-kills

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/the-history-of-mens-shirt-collars-is-all-about-social-class-and-avoiding-laundry



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We can almost guarantee that this part of history was left out of all textbooks!! Why is Napoleon represented as such a little man when he was of average height for his time? Could there be more to the story? Did you know his nickname was Little Corporal? That should give you a clue to why he is referred to as small!

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The Crescent has a crazy history, starting as a luxury resort in the late 19th century, an all girl conservatory, a fake cancer hospital, then back to a resort that embraces the paranormal activity that surrounds it! Come learn how the Crescent for the title of America’s Most Haunted Hotel!

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https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa/ghost-stories.php

https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/ghostly-happenings-at-the-crescent-hotel/

https://crescent-hotel.com/blog/unexplained-happenings-at-americas-most-haunted-hotel/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/

https://www.news-leader.com/story/life/2016/10/14/relive-haunted-history-ghostly-grounds-crescent-hotel/91865592/

https://www.thetravel.com/most-haunted-hotel-in-america-the-crescent/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-1886-crescent-hotel-and-spa-eureka-springs-arkansas



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Before we understood modern medicine, and really how the body worked, doctors came up with some crazy theories! They really thought that consuming the blood of Gladiators, and the recently deceased, was a cure to disease.. This episode gets crazy!

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Lord Byron was a poet, a man of the world. Women wanted him and men wanted to be him, or be with him. He had love affairs all over the world. He is considered the first famous person, and created “Byron Mania”. Come learn about his exploits and endowment.

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http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioe1/edlest01.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lord-Byron-poet

https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/sites/default/files/vol28_1.1_8.pdf

http://carmichael.lib.virginia.edu/story/tools.html

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/that_time_they_opened_lord_byrons_coffin_and_found_he_had_a_humongous_schlo


Rest in pieces: the curious fates of famous corpses by Bess Lovejoy


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The Victorian area was full of strange and rather morbid trends! Nothing more morbid than their mourning customs! There were a lot of superstitions attached to their costumes, and many really creepy traditions they followed!


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https://www.funeralbasics.org/8-intriguing-funeral-customs-victorian-era/#:~:text=In%20the%20Victorian%20era%2C%20society,one%20year%20in%20half%20mourning).

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The Mary Celeste is known in history as a Ghost ship! But before she was found abandoned adrift she had an unlucky past, and that led to her unlucky demise. Come on this adventure of mystery and lots of bizarre suspicions.

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www.history.com/.amp/news/what-happened-to-the-mary-celeste

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/abandoned-ship-the-mary-celeste-174488104/

www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mysterious-disappearance-mary-celeste/

www.historyhit.com/what-happened-to-the-mary-celeste/

explorethearchive.com/mary-celeste-lost-at-sea%3famp=1

https://www.americanheritage.com/mystery-mary-celeste#2

slate.com/human-interest/2011/12/the-mary-celeste-the-unluckiest-ship-to-ever-sail-the-seven-seas.html

numa.net/expeditions/mary-celeste/

explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-the-mary-celeste/

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The Japanese trend of teeth blackening. It was a standard of beauty until the 19th century! Just wait until you learn what they did to make them black!

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We have heard of raining men, and raining cats and dogs, but we have never heard of raining meat! This strange occurrence has some crazy theories on what it actually was! This story is crazy! What do you think it was?!

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https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015074156194&view=1up&seq=260&q1=meat

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/


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The price we are willing to pay to meet beauty standards. This isn't anything new! Throughout history women have been doing everything including dying to make sure they meet these standards. The Renaissance period is no different. Pale, white, blemish free, translucent skin was what women were trying to achieve. To do so they were knowingly poisoning themselves. What would you do for beauty?

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https://lezamakeup.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/ideals-of-beauty-the-renaissance/

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You may think from the title we are making this plague up, but it was really a thing, and there were several times in history that it happened. This was not just a one time deal! The Dance Plague sometimes referred to as St Vitus dance, or St John’s Dance depending on the area where it broke out. It is just what it sounds like, people started dancing and couldn’t stop! Some had hallucinations, others would scream out in pain, and it was contagious! There is no definitive conclusion of what caused it but we give several theories. What do you think caused the dancing plague?

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https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg


https://www.historynet.com/the-dancing-plague-of-1518-historys-oddest-epidemic/


https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/the-medieval-dance-of-death/


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/strange-case-dancing-mania-struck-germany-six-centuries-ago-today-180959549/

https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518

https://www.britannica.com/science/Sydenham-chorea

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220512-the-people-who-danced-themselves-to-death


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People will try just about anything to cure themselves of whatever ails them. Even trusting whatever a Hangman comes up with from the dead bodies of criminals he punished. This Terrible Trend is gross!

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Quackery: A Brief History of the worst ways to Cure Everything Lydia Kang, MD and Nate Pederson

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Executions were a messy business! Executioners were expected to perform executions smoothly…but that didn't always happen. Learn about the different types of executions and what can go wrong.

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The Executioner Always Chops Twiice by Geoffrey Abbott


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You will never guess the reason chainsaws were inventer! NEVER! This terrible trends is truly terrible. Brace yourself!

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https://historyofyesterday.com/chainsaws-were-invented-for-a-disturbing-reason-cd39cefb5983
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.mamamia.com.au/birth-facts/amp/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/retro/why-were-chainsaws-invented-how-tool-was-used-during-childbirth-and-scottish-surgeons-who-created-it-3031236%3famp

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight/arid-40324274.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/vv5ww9/ireland-wants-to-shred-the-records-of-brutal-operations-they-performed-on-women
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When Benjy Stacy was born in 1975 he caused great alarm to his Drs because he came out blue…and it wasn’t because he wasn’t breathing. They were baffled until his grandmother asked them “haven't you heard of the Blue Fugates of Troublesome Creek” Listen to the true story of the blue people of Kentucky!

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https://allthatsinteresting.com/fugate-family-blue-people-of-kentucky

https://edtimes.in/blue-fugates-a-family-of-people-whose-skin-was-actually-blue/

https://blog.prepscholar.com/blue-people-of-kentucky

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History of medicine is rather frightening, what they thought were cure alls were actually killing people! Calmomel is one of those treatments, thought to be a miracle caused terrible side affects such as holes in your face, or even death! This is a very terrible trend!

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Quackery: A brief history of the worst ways to cure everything by Lydia Kang

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Caligual was super extra! He spent his life setting himself up to be Emperor. His first 7 months in power were amazing! Then things went bad quick! He takes letting power get to your head to a whole new level. Do you think that an illness changed him or was he such a good actor he had them all fooled just do he could become emperor?

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Curious Events in History by Michael Powell

History’s 9 Most insane Rulers by Scott Rank

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Another crazy medical trend! This one started way back in ancient Egypts and the Pharoahs had their own Guardians of the Anus and it is something still done to this day! Throughout history this has been thought to be a cure all or at least help you out if you foud yourself without daily relief! Can you guess what terrible trend we are talking about in this episode?

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Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything" by Lydia Kang.

https://www.healthination.com/health/then-vs-now-enemas

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How can a man who was recorded being around in the 1700s show up in 1972? Is he a time travelor, immortal, a vampire? He has fascinated people throughout history even inspiring a couple of religions to form in the 20th Century! This is the story of the Count St. Germain.

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https://www.liveabout.com/saint-germain-the-immortal-count-2594421

The Comte de St. Germain by Isabel Cooper-Oakley
[1912]

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Count_of_Saint_Germain

http://themediadesk.com/newfiles3/countsaintgermain.htm

https://owlcation.com/humanities/Count-of-St-Germain-That-Man-Never-Dies
https://www.themodernrogue.com/articles/2021/9/4/the-impossible-to-tell-story-of-the-count-of-st-germain

https://www.historicmysteries.com/saint-germain

https://www.gaia.com/article/the-legendary-saint-germain-mystic-ascended-master-immortal-count?utm_source=google+paid&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=1-INTL-PERFORMANCE-MAX&utm_content=performancemax&gclid=Cj0KCQjwntCVBhDdARIsAMEwACn2BaNcL6Cae8v0jDfHSdtaH6Ftt_AZ3oRlBrzlQk86Hzmo1iS7IroaAtNXEALw_wcB

https://www.thearda.com/timeline/persons/person_223.asp

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I don't even understand why anyone would even think to do this ever! Let alone try it to cure what ails you. But you know science wasn't as sophisticated so they just tried about anything including eating Egyptian mummies…yep you read that right!

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You most likely hear of the One ring to rule them all, but have you heard of the One ring of Silvianus? This episode may give you some insight to the what inspired J.R.R Tolkien to write the Lord of the Rings! It will also inspire you to get real Petty towards those who wrong you!

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Cursed Objects by J.W. Ocker

https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/7/7/the-ring-of-senicianus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_tablet


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Fashion in the Elizabethan era was super extra! Specifically the ruff. This giant stiff lace collar was obsurd and the fact that they had special servants just to care for them is ridiculous!

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https://historicalbritain.org/2013/07/22/elizabethan-ruffs/


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The Mizpah Hotel is rated the No.1 Most haunted hotel in the nation by USA Today 10best. It has a cool history you will want to learn most about! From the ghost kids, to the lady in red there are many spirits residing in the hotel. Book a roomo and experience it for yourself, or just listen to this episode!

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https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/the-mizpah-hotel/

https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/lifestyle/travel/2021/10/17/beyers-byways-night-tonopahs-haunted-mizpah-hotel/8467116002/

https://thehauntedplaces.com/ghost-adventures-mizpah-hotel-nevada/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/travelnevada.com/weird-nevada/meet-the-lady-in-red-nevadas-most-famous-ghost/amp/

https://www.oldhouseweb.com/blog/the-mizpah-hotel/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/random-times.com/2019/07/28/the-mizpah-hotel-nevadas-most-haunted-hotel

https://medium.com/horrifix/legends-from-the-most-haunted-hotel-of-the-wild-west-685e05be188d


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Otzi also known as the Iceman, was a natural mummy found in theTirolean Ötztal Alps frozen in time. The 5000 year old mummy is a scientific marvel! However being in contact with him could be fatal! In this episode learn about Otzi and the curse he carries!

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https://www.iceman.it/en/the-iceman/

https://www.livescience.com/otzi-the-iceman


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The medical minds of the past put two and two together and somehow came to the conclusion that Teething was the cause of all the infant death. They came up with some cures for teething that actually attributed to the death of infants. These trends are terrible!

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What is worse, the paranormal activity that is said to happen in the Trans-Alleghany Lunatic Asylum, or its horrible dark history? Listen and find out for yourself!
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Institutions for the Crazy, Criminal & Quarantined
By Jamie Davis Whitmer


The Ghost Hunter's MOST HAUNTED Box Set (3 in 1): Discover America's Most Haunted Destinations
By Terrance Zepke

True Haunting in the United States
By Bob Blick
The Big Book of West Virginia Ghost Stories
By Visionary Living, Inc.

allthatsinteresting.com/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum

legendsofamerica.com/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/

usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/

Mobile.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com

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Cocaine start off being medicinal, then corruption began after they realized it was addicted. People were adding it to products, and making lots of money!
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We had the opportunity to interview Suzie Renzie-Falge the executive director of the Flower Memorial Library in Watertown, NY. Suzie shared with us the history and the paranormal experiences that staff and patrons have witnessed! The library’s doors opened in 1905. It was paid for and designed by Emma Flower Taylor the daughter of Govenor Roswell Flower. Paranormal investigators have made contact with spirits during investigations held at the library.They were hosting a 3rd investigation the night of our interview. They are hoping to find out who the ghosts are who haunt the library! During the recording there were several electronic interferences, and our batteries to our microphones drained completely, which is very unusual. Also the last part of the interview just cut off for no reason and didnt save. Were the ghost of the library trying to communicate with us during our podcast recording?


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Ludwig II of Barvaria was an eccentric man starting at a young age! He lived his life in a dream world and once he had power he used his families wealth to build castles, and live in his own fairy tale! This episode is focuses on some bizarre history, his lavish lifestyle, and his mysterious death!

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History’s 9 most insane rulers by Scott Rank

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This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at AnchorCon 2022 in Clayton NY! We talk about cryptids in Northern NY! Learn about the wild man, the Kinderhook Blob, The St. Lawrence Sea Serpent, and Champ the monster of Lake Champlain!

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Cryptids/cryptozoologist
https://www2.erie.gov/exec/index.php?q=press/curious-cryptid-county-park-0

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buffalorising.com/2015/10/the-thirteen-creepies-of-the-western-door/amp/

Kinderhook Blob


https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Kinderhook_Blob
https://themorbidlibrary.com/2022/01/25/creepy-cryptids-kinderhook-blob/
https://www.cryptopia.us/site/2015/02/kinderhook-blob-new-york-usa/

https://www.kinderhook-ny.gov/

Champ

https://www.syracuse.com/news/2014/11/vermont_loch_ness_lake_champlain_champ.html

https://www.lakechamplainregion.com/heritage/champ#:~:text=Historians%20think%20Champ%20is%20probably%20a%20garfish%2C%20a,Plattsburgh%20Republican%20newspaper%20on%20Saturday%2C%20July%2024%2C%201819.

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/champ-lake-champlain-lake-monster/
https://anomalien.com/everything-what-we-know-about-lake-champlains-monster-champ/
https://www.genesispark.com/exhibits/evidence/cryptozoological/plesiosaurs/champ/




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This hair style started on accident, and just like most trends it started fairly simple then it got bigger abd bigger until you needed a wire cage to keep it up and you couldn't lay down to sleep! It reached such heights that woman's hair was being set ablaze from candle lit chandeliers!

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https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2009/07/08/duchesse-de-fontanges-headdress-1680-1710/
Https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cracked.com/amp/article_16997_6-popular-fashion-trends-that-killed-people.html

https://www.beautyanswered.com/what-is-a-fontange.htm

https://www.encyclopedia.com/fashion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fontange

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The Washaba Street Caves in Saint Paul Minnesotta have a strange and varied history. These caved had many uses from silca mining, mushroom farming, cheese aging, whiskey making and and even a safe haven for infamous gangsters in the 30s. With all that happened in these caves it is not surprise that they are haunted!

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https://mndaily.com/269295/arts-entertainment/ghosts-gangsters-and-more-a-closer-look-at-one-of-st-pauls-spookiest-spots/

http://www.wabashastreetcaves.com/

https://www.llewellyn.com/journal/article/2966

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.onlyinyourstate.com/minnesota/minneapolis/haunted-cave-saint-paul-mn/amp/

http://hauntedhouses.com/minnesota/wabasha-street-caves/

https://daytripper28.com/minnesota-adventures/st-paul-gangsters-looking-for-a-good-time-at-the-wabasha-street-caves/


https://growlermag.com/the-caves-of-mushroom-valley-bygone-industry-and-entertainment-of-subterranean-st-paul/

http://www.historictwincities.com/2019/12/10/wabasha-street-caves/

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We may think this trend is weird, but we suppose its no different than those people who collect famous peoples toe nail clippings? Gladiators were like famous athletes of their time and boy did they sweat! People would pay big money for that viral man musk, some even thought it was an aphrodisiac!

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Jack Parsons was a genius and we owe our space travel today because of his work….but his life was weird! Hold on to you butt because this episode has it all! Famous Scientist, Cult Leaders, Magic Rituals, Rocket Perpulsion, Sex Magic, Affairs, Conspiracies and more!
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During the 5th-11th Centuries childbirth was the leading cause of death in women. Healers of this time used a mixture of rituals and religion rather than science to treat everything. Whether it was childbirth related, cramps or lack of menstruation they had a ritual that would help! Learn just a few of the bizarre ways they handled female "problems"!

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The Indexing of Medieval Women: The
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in Anglo-Saxon England and the MetricalCharms
Keri Elizabeth Sanburn

Old English Medical Remedies
Mandrake, Wormwood and Raven’s Eye by Sinead Spearing

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The Smurl Family's story is bizarre! The more we get into it the weirder it gets. It's one of haunting, famous paranormal investigators, demons, exorcisms, media and the church! Is it all a true story or an elaborate hoax? You decide!

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https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/20/Once-Janet-Smurl-would-have-dismissed-her-familys-story/9685524894400/

https://brianfanelli.com/2019/06/17/revisting-the-smurl-story-and-the-haunted-1991/

https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/10/16/the-smurl-haunting

https://emadion.it/en/paranormal/ghosts/the-haunted-house-of-the-smurl-family/

https://rampages.us/cainers/2016/12/17/the-smurl-family-case/

"Jack and Janet Smurl Story: Ed and Lorraine Warren: Jack and Janet Smurl Story" by Taffy Sealyham.

https://coolinterestingstuff.com/the-terrifying-smurl-family-haunting

https://the-line-up.com/smurl-family-haunting

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Ever wonder where the saying "snake Oil salesman" came from? This terrible trend will tell you just that, much to Colleen's dismay!

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Quakery by Lydia Kang And Nate Pederson

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Charlotte and Elenore went on a trip to Paris together in 1901. During their trip they traveled to Versailles where they had an adventure of a lifetime! During their visits they experience some sort of time loop or haunting.

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Crapulence is the perfect word for a hangover! We have been fermenting things and getting drunk for centuries, and for the same amount of time trying to treat the next days consequences of that drinking. Walk through history at some of the wild and bizarre ways we have tried to cut the Crapulence!

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https://www.eater.com/2015/12/31/10690384/hangover-cure-history


"We Did That?: Human Bloopers, Secret Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities from Our Past" by Sophie Stirling. Read this book on Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/459808240

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In the 80’s we had, new wave, jelly bracelets, cabbage patch kids, neon clothes, and Satanic Panic! A mass panic spread across our country, people were being accused and arrested for things when there was no evidence! Law enforcement, social workers, parents were all trying to look for signs of devil worshiping. Then there were people who were took advantage of the situation and preyed on peoples fears making the situation dangerous! This episode is scary, not because of satanist but because of the mass hysteria that was created and the scariest part is it is happening still today!

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997559036/americas-satanic-panic-returns-this-time-through-qanon

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/psmag.com/.amp/social-justice/make-a-cross-with-your-fingers-its-the-satanic-panic


https://crimereads.com/satanic-panic-1980s/


https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3689162/steal-soul-satanic-panic-halloween-horror-gem-trick-treat/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/22358153/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-conspiracy-theories-explained

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642372/satanic-panic-history-1980s



https://www.google.com/amp/s/religionunplugged.com/news/2021/12/9/how-todays-conspiracy-theories-echo-the-satanic-panic%3fformat=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/worldcrunch.com/amp/stranger-thing-resurrects-the-u-s-satanic-panic-of-the-1980s-2657616609

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cracked.com/amp/article_34072_4-ways-the-satanic-panic-broke-americas-brain-in-the-1980s.html

In the 80’s we had, new wave, jelly bracelets, cabbage patch kids, neon clothes, and Satanic Panic! A mass panic spread across our country, people were being accused and arrested for things when there was no evidence! Law enforcement, social workers, parents were all trying to look for signs of devil worshiping. Then there were people who were took advantage of the situation and preyed on peoples fears making the situation dangerous! This episode is scary, not because of satanist but because of the mass hysteria that was created and the scariest part is it is happening still today!

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997559036/americas-satanic-panic-returns-this-time-through-qanon

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/psmag.com/.amp/social-justice/make-a-cross-with-your-fingers-its-the-satanic-panic


https://crimereads.com/satanic-panic-1980s/


https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3689162/steal-soul-satanic-panic-halloween-horror-gem-trick-treat/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/22358153/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-conspiracy-theories-explained

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642372/satanic-panic-history-1980s



https://www.google.com/amp/s/religionunplugged.com/news/2021/12/9/how-todays-conspiracy-theories-echo-the-satanic-panic%3fformat=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/worldcrunch.com/amp/stranger-thing-resurrects-the-u-s-satanic-panic-of-the-1980s-2657616609

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cracked.com/amp/article_34072_4-ways-the-satanic-panic-broke-americas-brain-in-the-1980s.html

In the 80’s we had, new wave, jelly bracelets, cabbage patch kids, neon clothes, and Satanic Panic! A mass panic spread across our country, people were being accused and arrested for things when there was no evidence! Law enforcement, social workers, parents were all trying to look for signs of devil worshiping. Then there were people who were took advantage of the situation and preyed on peoples fears making the situation dangerous! This episode is scary, not because of satanist but because of the mass hysteria that was created and the scariest part is it is happening still today!

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/31/us/satanic-panic.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/05/18/997559036/americas-satanic-panic-returns-this-time-through-qanon

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/a-brief-history-of-satanic-panic-in-the-1980s-1679476373/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/psmag.com/.amp/social-justice/make-a-cross-with-your-fingers-its-the-satanic-panic


https://crimereads.com/satanic-panic-1980s/


https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3689162/steal-soul-satanic-panic-halloween-horror-gem-trick-treat/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.vox.com/platform/amp/culture/22358153/satanic-panic-ritual-abuse-history-conspiracy-theories-explained

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642372/satanic-panic-history-1980s



https://www.google.com/amp/s/religionunplugged.com/news/2021/12/9/how-todays-conspiracy-theories-echo-the-satanic-panic%3fformat=amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/worldcrunch.com/amp/stranger-thing-resurrects-the-u-s-satanic-panic-of-the-1980s-2657616609

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cracked.com/amp/article_34072_4-ways-the-satanic-panic-broke-americas-brain-in-the-1980s.html

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I know we have talked about some bizarre medical practices in history …but the ones they thought would work for the Plague? They are the weirdest yet! This episode was recorded during a Facebook live.

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https://historydaily.org/farts-cure-black-plague


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Werewolf panic! Yes it was a thing. Women had witch trials and men got theirs with Werewolf trials. Come learn how to identify and cure someone of being a werewolf! Hey, maybe you are even one and didn't know it. Find out just in time for Halloween!

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This trend is just absurd! The crackows is a long pointy shoe men wore in the 12th century in England. They got more exaggerated as time went on and became an extension of a man's ..um..most treasured item. It got so ridiculous they had to pass laws limiting how long they could be made!

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"We Did That?: Human Bloopers, Secret Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities from Our Past" by Sophie Stirling. Scribd.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/medieval-europeans-pointy-shoes

http://foottalk.blogspot.com/2020/02/the-history-of-poulaines-long-toed-shoes.html?m=1

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The Rolling Hills Asylum was a former poorhouse. People who couldn't care for themselves were sent here to work on the self-sufficient farm. Rules were strict and accomodations were not good. Like with many facilities of its time there is a lot of negative energy trapped there. Learn about it's history and paranormal activity that surrounds the old building!

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https://www.travelchannel.com/shows/ghost-adventures/articles/execution-rocks-haunted-history

https://www.freshairadventuresny.com/events/ghost-hunts-and-more-rolling-hills-asylum

https://weirdnj.com/stories/rolling-hills-asylum/

https://www.newyorkupstate.com/finger-lakes/2016/03/rolling_hills_asylum_tours_east_bethany_upstate_ny_haunted_photos.html

https://wanderlust-onabudget.com/most-haunted-place-in-new-york/

https://stepoutbuffalo.com/business/location-rolling-hills-asylum/


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The mystery of the Loretto Staircase built in the Loretto Chapel in 1879. The carpenter appeared out of nowhere with no materials. His name is unknown and the staircase he built defies physics! How did one man with basic carpenter tools build this marvel?


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Who knew there were so many superstition surrounding shoes! These superstitious led to some bizarre traditions and trends in history!

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"We Did That?: Human Bloopers, Secret Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities from Our Past" by Sophie Stirling. Read this book on Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/book/459808240

https://theshoeman647325124.wordpress.com/2018/09/01/stepping-out/

https://strangeago.com/2017/06/19/10-weird-superstitions-involving-shoes/

http://feetshoesandsuperstition.blogspot.com/2010/03/feet-shoes-and-superstition-getting.html?m=1


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It's the week of Thanksgiving so we are taking you to Plymouth! It's not surprising it is haunted since there has been so much tragedy surrounding it! Learn about some of the famous haunts around "America's Hometown".

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"Ghosts of Plymouth, Massachusetts" by Darcy H. Lee.
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https://bostonghosts.com/plymouth-americas-haunted-hometown/

https://ghostcitytours.com/thanksgiving-ghosts/plimoth-plantation/

https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/gothic-travel/by-location/new-england/plymouth/haunted-plymouth/

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Fascinum was the embodiment of the divine phallus! This ancient Roman religion used a winged penis to protect against the evil eye. Children would wear this symbol as a pendant or ring to protect them from the evil eye! The Divine phallus was represented throughout the Roman empire.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascinus

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Go Jul, Merry Christmas!
From Yule goats to Triggered Gnomes. We talk about the Folklore surrounding Christmas time in those Nordic countries!

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https://somethingswedish.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/julbock-the-swedish-christmas-goat/

https://www.storey.com/article/yule-goat/

https://www.skandium.com/blogs/news/legends-of-the-tomte

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Before there was a tooth fairy there were lot of bizarre traditions and rituals used when one lost their tooth! From burning the tooth to feeding it to a dog! Learn the weird traditions throughout history!

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We Did That?: Human Bloopers, Secret Histories, Medical Mysteries, Strange Superstitions, and Other Curiosities from Our Past Paperback by Sophie Stirling

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