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**History Obscura**

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 Saturday! Please support the show at www.patreon.com/HistoryObscura, or https://www.buymeacoffee.com/historyobscura

Latest Episodes:

Bone China May 11, 2021

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Ever wondered if there are really bones in your fancy bone china set?

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Scotland Yard Hunts a Killer May 11, 2021

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London's famous New Scotland Yard details its investigation of the missing woman, Mrs. Durand-Deacon, in 1954.

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The Green Children May 11, 2021

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Suffolk's green children have remained in local folklore for nearly 1,000 years--two little figures even adorn the village sign.

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Literature & Antique Scabs May 11, 2021

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Who knows what treasures are to be found in the folds of a pretty Victorian-era letter? Well, not usually these.

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Galileo & the Roof of May 11, 2021

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Once upon a time, the Florentine Academy put its resources together to locate and determine its exact dimensions.

Yes, really.

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The Year the Pope Said the World Would End...in 1000 May 11, 2021

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The Franklin Expedition May 11, 2021

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The British were obsessed with finding a seaway from Canada's east coast to its west coast, and by the mid-19th-century they had begun exploring the Arctic Ocean for that purpose. Things got a bit too chilly for many unlucky people who found themselves in Arctic waters, never to return home.

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A Ghost Story from Normandy May 11, 2021

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This rather judgemental ghost encounter comes from Normandy in the year 1091...

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Nicola Tesla’s Martians May 11, 2021

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While conducting mysterious experiments with electricity in Colorado and his New York laboratory, electrical scientist Nikola Tesla received some exciting unearthly signals.

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Serial Killers or Angel Makers? May 11, 2021

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Once upon a time, in a little Hungarian village, there was a merry widow who wanted to help her fellow womenfolk be free from their abusive husbands...

Credit for this great piece of history goes to Ash Woods of The Crime Historian. Read the rest of her story--and others--at this link!

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