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Grady the Cow – Podcast #46

Published on July 8, 2011

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Podcast

After giving birth to a stillborn, Grady the Cow just bolted from sight. It was then that her owner realized she had somehow gotten her large body through the tiny door to the concrete silo.

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The Fly Paper Murderess – Podcast #45

Published on June 16, 2011

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

Six men died in a Chicago woman's home over a three-year period, all of whom were married to 47-year-old Margaret Summers. She had taken out 19 life insurance policies, all naming her as the sole beneficiary.

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The Man Buried Alive – Podcast #44

Published on May 4, 2011

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Escape and Survival, Podcast

On August 21, 1933, Jack Loreen was dug up after spending the previous 64 days buried in a coffin. That was just the start of a crazy competition to survive the longest at six feet under.

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Lyndon Johnson’s Camel Driver – Podcast #43

Published on April 14, 2011

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

On May 20, 1961, then US Vice President Lyndon Johnson had a casual conversation with a camel driver named Bashir Ahmad. The next thing you know, Bashir was on his way to the United States in the feel-good news story of 1961.

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Noach Goldberg’s Wooden Leg – Podcast #42

Published on March 15, 2011

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Money & Financial, Podcast

Frank Laiken skipped town to avoid paying alimony in 1928 and was never to be seen again. His ex-wife Rose learned of a man named Noach (Noah) Goldberg who had died in Vienna. It was his wooden leg that made her certain that Noah was her husband.

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Conrad Cantzen’s Shoes – Podcast #41

Published on February 11, 2011

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Entertainment, Money & Financial, Podcast

Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Read the story of this bizarre provision in this down-on-his-luck actor's handwritten will.

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Coney Island’s Baby Incubators – Podcast #40

Published on January 10, 2011

Posted in: Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine

A premature baby born prior to the 1940s had little chance of survival unless the baby was lucky enough to be part of a popular sideshow exhibit at Coney Island.

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Samuel Renick Buys His Own Murder -Podcast #39

Published on December 10, 2010

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Podcast

Albany jeweler Samuel Resnick retired to Phoenix, Arizona, but something went wrong. He ended up paying to have himself murdered.

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The Cardiff Giant – Podcast #38

Published on October 26, 2010

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

The 1869 discovery of this fossilized giant provided the first definitive proof that giants once did inhabit the Earth. Could it be true?

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The Greatest Escape – Podcast #36

Published on August 10, 2010

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast

Slavomir Rawich's escape from a Siberian prison camp is among the greatest stories of survival ever. So great that it seems totally unbelievable at times.

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Dumpy the Dog – Podcast #35

Published on July 9, 2010

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Podcast

For a while it seemed like Dumpy the Dog could survive just about anything, but a puppy-hood illness came back to haunt him. Be sure to check out this incredible true story.

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Death by Exploding Playing Cards – Podcast #34

Published on June 7, 2010

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Podcast

William Kogut decided to end his life using a deck of ordinary playing cards. Learn how he managed to do so in this fascinating true story.

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The Little Widow of Herald Square – Podcast #33

Published on May 5, 2010

Posted in: Death and Murder, Money & Financial, Podcast

Ida Mayfield Wood lived as a recluse in the Herald Square Hotel in NYC for 24 years. When she died, 1,103 people claimed to be the heir to her fortune. Eight years later not a single one of them got a penny.

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The Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt – Podcast #32

Published on April 6, 2010

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Money & Financial, Podcast

Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was sterilized at age 20 by her mother and two doctors, yet had no knowledge that the procedure was being done.

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The Phantom Sniper – Podcast #31

Published on March 3, 2010

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Law & Order, Podcast

The Phantom Sniper terrorized women of the Los Angeles area in the early 1950s. He was captured because of one minor mistake that most people would have easily overlooked.

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