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Ep. 87 Unsinkable Sam the Ship Cat

Ship cats have served aboard vessels since ancient times to hunt rodents and predict the weather. Unsinkable Sam is an excellent example of this feline stubbornness and perseverance.
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship%27s_cat
https://www.zmescience.com/other/feature-post/unsinkable-sam-cat-wwii/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unsinkable_Sam
https://catingtonpost.com/the-remarkable-story-of-jenny-the-titanic-cat/
 

Ep. 86 Denver International Airport

Beware fellow travelers! As you fly into the Denver International Airport, you will see scenic vistas as well as possible secret societies hiding in plain sight.
 
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Sources:
Denver International Airport - Wikipedia
Welcome to Denver International Airport | Denver International Airport (flydenver.com)
Astounding Artwork at the Denver Airport | Meaning and Location of Art Inside D.I.A. (uncovercolorado.com)                          
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories - Denver Airport Bunker -- New York Magazine - Nymag
50 Years of Conspiracy Theories - New World Order -- New York Magazine - Nymag
8 Conspiracy Theories About The Denver Airport That'll Freak You Out (buzzfeed.com)
32 Masonic Symbols (& What They Mean) - MasonicFind
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Blucifer, The Demon Horse Of DIA | Colorado Public Radio (cpr.org)
Blucifer Denver: The Legend of DIA's Killer Blue Mustang Statue - (tanksthatgetaround.com)
The Konformist - Daddy's Little Princess
Denver International Airport DIA Conspiracy Theories - Snubs Report - YouTube

Ep. 85 Nightmarish Funeral Homes

Bodies disappearing, reappearing, and being hidden in walls are just three things that make these funeral homes below average.
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_in_Connecticut
https://www.livescience.com/5346-real-story-haunting-connecticut.html
https://www.freep.com/story/news/investigations/2018/12/20/cantrell-funeral-home-detroit/2227028002/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/13/us/abandoned-cantrell-funeral-home-detroit.html
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/crime/article/Julie-Mott-s-ex-boyfriend-pleads-guilty-to-12801605.php
http://mydeathspace.com/vb/showthread.php?30936-Julie-Mott-(25)-died-from-Cystic-Fibrosis-and-her-remains-were-stolen-from-the-funeral-home/page4
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4psLa3/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4pu1So/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4pppMW/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe4shNvT/

Ep. 84 Cursed Objects II

We are back to remind you that cursed objects are nothing to be trifled with! 
 
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Sources:
Curse - Wikipedia
Curses and Cursing (learnreligions.com)
Curse to become an ogre | WikiShrek | Fandom
25 Creepy Cursed Objects That Actually Exist (list25.com)
The Screaming Skull of Burton Agnes Hall – Mysterious Britain & Ireland              
Ritoban Mukherjee - The screaming skull of Burton Agnes Hall - Unexplained Mysteries (unexplained-mysteries.com)
Screaming Skull (real-british-ghosts.com)
Zdzisław Beksiński - Wikipedia
Biography | Beksinski
Zdzislaw Beksinski (February 24, 1929 — February 21, 2005), Polish painter, Photographer, sculptor | World Biographical Encyclopedia (prabook.com)
Zdzisław Beksiński - Biography | Artist | Culture.pl
The Cursed Paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński | Article | Culture.pl
Investigating 088-8888-888, The “Cursed” Phone Number Which Has Allegedly Killed So Many People It Was Taken Out Of Service (theghostinmymachine.com)
A1 Bulgaria - Wikipedia
Bulgarian Underworld Boss Shot Dead in Amsterdam - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Allegedly Cursed Videos You Should Never Watch - Slapped Ham
Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv | Creepypasta Wiki | Fandom
The Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv Urban Legend (wafflesatnoon.com)

Ep. 83 Giants Existed?

Former presidents and various religious texts all agree that giant races once walked among us, so where is the evidence? Was there a literal giant cover-up? Yes.
 
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Sources:
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/people-think-the-vatican-is-covering-up-the-existence-of-gigantic-humans/
https://www.gaia.com/article/this-conspiracy-claims-the-smithsonian-destroys-giant-skeletons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_people
Giants in West Virginia – Legends of America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2dive34v4s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvl0Ee3yvDw
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2. (umich.edu)
Colonel George Washington’s Giant Skeletons – Denver Michaels
The Aztecs and the Ancient Giants of Mesoamerica (ancient-code.com)
This Biblical Text May Prove Khufu Didn't Build the Great Pyramid | Gaia
The Dead Sea Scrolls: Book of Giants (gnosis.org)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephilim#:~:text=In%201%20Enoch%2C%20they%20were,)%20tall%20(1350%20metres
https://www.gaia.com/article/giant-skeletons-have-been-found-buried-in-mounds-across-america
http://www.sydhav.no/giants/catalina_island.htm

Ep. 82 Katherine Knight

Katherine Knight had a volatile temper and a knack for violence. She rampaged her way through a series of toxic relationships before carrying out the gruesome murder of John Price in February of 2000.
 
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Sources:
Katherine Knight - Wikipedia
Katherine Knight | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
The Butcher - Katherine Knight • Morbidology
Katherine Knight: Slaughterhouse Worker Who Skinned & Cooked Her Boyfriend | Murder on CrimeFeed | Investigation Discovery
Katherine Knight butchered her boyfriend and tried to feed him to his kids (sinisterisles.com)

Ep. 81 The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall

A ghostly photograph taken at Raynham Hall in 1936 left skeptics and believers debating its origins. Was it fabricated, or did the photographers encounter the restless spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole?
 
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Lady_of_Raynham_Hall
https://the-line-up.com/raynham-hall-brown-lady
https://engole.info/brown-lady-of-raynham-hall/

Ep. 80 Susan Walters and Self-Defense

Self-defense saved the life of Susan Walters after her ex-husband hired a hitman to kill her. We celebrate her by sharing her story and pledging to study self-defense ourselves. We hope you will join us!
 
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Sources:
A Hit Man Came to Kill Susan Kuhnhausen. She Survived. He Didn't. - Willamette Week (wweek.com)
"I Will Not Die an Unlived Life" by Dawna Markova (habitsforwellbeing.com)
Woman who fatally strangled hitman in 2006 grows anxious as ex-husband nears prison release date - oregonlive.com
Susan Kuhnhausen - EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki
A Hitman Attempted To Kill Susan Kuhnhausen – She Killed Him Instead (allthatsinteresting.com)
Woman Who Killed Hit Man Hired By Husband Wants Others To Fight Back | HuffPost
Susan Walters, 10 Years Later - YouTube
Basic Self-Defense Moves Anyone Can Do (and Everyone Should Know) (lifehacker.com)

Ep. 79 The Lambton Wyrm

Whisht! lads, haad yor gobs,
An' Aa'll tel ye 'boot the worm.
We are talking about a giant worm... or a dragon. No one is quite sure.
 
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Sources:
https://cryptozoologycryptids.fandom.com/wiki/Lambton_Worm
http://www.history-for-kids.com/lambton-worm.html
https://new-cryptozoology.fandom.com/wiki/Lambton_Worm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambton_Worm
https://youtu.be/BcZcOoP_v2k
https://youtu.be/XsO7SeCvgMw

Ep. 78 The JUSCO Phantom

A mysterious CCTV footage screenshot is the only clue investigators have to go on after an altercation at a JUSCO shopping center in Japan led to a man's death and a woman's disappearance.
 
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Sources:
Unsolved Japan: The JUSCO ATM Phantom - YouTube
Top 3 stories that sound fake but are 100% real | Part 6 - YouTube
JUSCO - Wikipedia
四日市冤罪事件 (ribbon.to)
ニュースプラス1　今日のトップニュース (ribbon.to)
YOMIURI ON-LINE (ribbon.to)
「泥棒」叫び立ち去る、女性の写真公開 (ribbon.to)
はやともの徒然日記: 四日市誤認逮捕事件関連 バックナンバー (cocolog-nifty.com)
Death mask - Wikipedia