History Obscura Mandy Gardner
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What went bump in the night a thousand years ago? Explore all the creepy, lost and just plain weird corners of history with me every week! Support the show and get ad-free content at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura
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The Transmigration of the Soul
This evening, we take a look at some compelling cases of reincarnation.
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Herman Mudgett's Chicago Murder Castle
Perhaps you know him better as H. H. Holmes? Under a variety of names, this slick character swindled dozens of people out of their money, their properties, and even their lives.
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The Sea-Cook: Treasure Island, Chapter VII
Keeping on with the classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure novel!
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Mrs. Bartlett's Chloroform
A reading from The New York Times' April 19, 1886 edition.
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PT Barnum: The Great Showman's Favourite Human Exhibits
Phineas Taylor Barnum was a businessman from a tender age, his first venture having been a general store. A move to New York City in his early 20s--and a chance happening upon a highly marketable human being--changed everything for Barnum and the people he would eventually employ.
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Agatha Christie's Biggest Mystery
Not many people realise that the queen of the mystery novel has her own mystery that not even Arthur Conan Doyle could solve.
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