500 Open Tabs Kaveh Taherian and Hannah Hillam

This week we are joined by special guest Miles Greb (Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast) as we learn about Bloodsport's Frank Dux, Fata Morganas, and McGruff the Crime Dog. A listener email reveals a special item on an ancient Greek brothel menu.




Go see Kaveh in SF this weekend for his event on June 8th:

https://www.booksinc.net/event/lindsay-ellis-books-inc-opera-plaza




Episode Tabs:

Frank Dux

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

Fantastically Wrong: The Bizarre Mirages That Once Scared the Bejesus Out of Sailors

https://www.wired.com/2015/01/fantastically-wrong-fata-morgana/

McGruff The Crime Dog Has Been In Prison For A Decade

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/cltr/mcgruff-the-crime-dog-prison.html

https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2015746/m1/




Listener Tabs:

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/waterbed-history-rise-fall-255635

https://www.thecut.com/2018/07/lioness-on-cheese-grater-lysistrata-meaning.html




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This week we wrap up the MacArthur Maze debacle and learn about pioneering cartoonist Rose O'Neill. A listener email dives into the mysterious poisoning of a Chinese billionaire.




Episode Tabs:

Rebuilding The Maze p2

https://youtu.be/-TKjwblp1XI?si=pcAFthBY_vVzV0ss

Rose O’Neill : Artist and Suffragist

https://www.illustrationhistory.org/artists/rose-oneill




Listener Tabs:

https://library.osu.edu/site/cartoons/2012/08/03/found-in-the-collection-mr-coffee-nerves/

https://www.preview.ph/culture/3-body-problem-producer-poison-death-a5158-20240405




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This week we learn about the renegade Anne Hutchinson and how the MacArthur Maze was reconstructed in record time after a fire. A listener email explains the sword-fighting roots of the Best Man.




Episode Tabs:

The Trial of Anne Hutchinson

https://www.famous-trials.com/hutchinson/2395-hutchinson-1637-account

Rebuilding The Maze

https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a60433142/macarthur-maze-reconstruction-cc-myers/




Listener Tabs:

https://fpmaine.com/news/a-brief-history-of-the-best-man/

https://sports.yahoo.com/texas-high-schools-complete-23-inning-2-day-marathon-baseball-game-020427000.html




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This week we are joined by special guest Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, See Jurassic Right) as we learn about fake buildings, Sperm whale defense tactics, and Lego lost at sea. A listener email penetrates some myths about lobotomies.




Episode Tabs:

Fake Buildings

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

Sperm whales survive surprise attack

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-21/sperm-whales-survive-surprise-orca-attack/103609696

Lego Lost at Sea

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/whimsical-legos-are-still-washing-ashore-decades-after-they-were-lost-at-sea-180979580/




Listener Tabs:

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




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This week we learn about Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise and Air Force One petty theft. A listener email clarifies what the Grishaverse actually is.




Episode Tabs:

Jonathan the Tortoise

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-oldest-living-land-animal-a-tortoise-named-jonathan-turns-191-180983392/

The Real D.C. Crime Wave

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/03/28/the-real-d-c-crime-wave-00149591




Listener Tabs:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1kSMBcqUyd5Qk_Qj13siJD_NGD3tnnah8rPxd7L7J6bQ/htmlview

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




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This week we learn about the 1976 Tehran UFO Incident and the father of the modern time capsule. A listener email fetes a disgusting historical figure.




Episode Tabs:

1976 Tehran UFO incident

http://www.iiaf.net/tehran-dogfight-incident/

The Crypt of Civilization

https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/crypt-of-civilization/




Listener Tabs:

https://en.m.wikinews.org/wiki/Man_takes_armoured_vehicle_on_rampage_through_Western_Sydney

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




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