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Retrocast #42 – Podcast #258

Published on June 4, 2026

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A house is cut in half after two sisters argue over its repair, two babies are switched at birth, an airplane lands at the wrong airport, and much more!

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Leaping Leopards – Podcast #257

Published on May 13, 2026

Posted in: Animals & Pets, Podcast

A wild leopard fresh from the jungles of India escaped the Oklahoma City Zoo in 1950, unleashing a frantic manhunt that turned the city into a spectacle of fear, fascination, and chaos. The cat seemed to vanish and reappear like a phantom, leaving searchers scrambling to keep up.

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Nat King Cole Attacked (1956)

Published on May 1, 2026

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Tidbits

Pianist and singer Nat King Cole was performing on stage in Birmingham, Alabama when a group of men stormed the stage and attacked him simply because of the color of his skin.

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Hero Gets Day Off from School (1909)

Published on April 27, 2026

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Tidbits

Mylon Roche wasn't sent home early from school because he had done something wrong. Instead, he was given the remainder of the day off because of his heroism.

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The Linotype Machine Revolutionizes Printing (1886)

Published on April 24, 2026

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

The invention of the Linotype machine was brought about a surge in printed material, including newspapers, books, and magazines. It also introduced a new term to the printed page: ETAOIN SHRDLU.

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Retrocast #41 – Podcast #256

Published on April 20, 2026

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

Who or what is ETAOIN SHRDLU, Nat King Cole is attacked, a boy gets the day off from school for a good deed, a man breaks into ȧ home to change a baby’s diaper, and much more!

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Aren’t We Devils? – Podcast #255

Published on March 18, 2026

Posted in: Hoaxes, Humor, Podcast

A running gag on the 1944 Truth or Consequences radio show was for host Ralph Edwards to ask, “Is there a Mr. Wickel in the house?” He never expected an answer...

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Fugitive Appears on The Dating Game (1978)

Published on March 9, 2026

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Law & Order, Love & Marriage

Imagine the shock of prison officials when they watched an escaped fugitive appear on the nationally syndicated TV show The Dating Game.

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The Funks Go Kerplunk (1970)

Published on March 6, 2026

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Dorothy and David King Funk married and divorced not once, not twice, not three or four times, but a total of five times to one another!

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Cave Boy and Cave Girl (1915)

Published on March 2, 2026

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Love & Marriage, Tidbits

Two Chicago teenagers run away from home and attempt to live on their own along a riverbank just outside of Chicago. Would they survive?

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Retrocast #40 – Podcast #254

Published on February 26, 2026

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts, Tidbits

A couple marries and divorces over and over again, a fugitive appears on The Dating Game tv show, a man is fined for failing to give his wife a goodbye kiss, & more!

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Lost in the Clouds – Podcast #253

Published on February 4, 2026

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast

In 1958, a small plane vanished into the mountains—and what followed became an extraordinary true story of survival, sacrifice, and love in the face of impossible odds.

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Wand Locates Needle Inside Woman (1954)

Published on January 23, 2026

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

Doctors were unable to remove a needle from a woman's body, so they tried using a new device known as the Berman Metal Locator. Would it work?

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The Girl With a Nail in Her Lung (1946)

Published on January 20, 2026

Posted in: Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

16-year-old Shirley Jackson face almost certain death unless a nail lodged in her lung was removed. The problem was that no Australian hospital was equipped to do so.

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The Human Ostrich (1910)

Published on January 16, 2026

Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Science, Technology & Medicine, Tidbits

When doctors performed an autopsy on Sally Roper in 1910, they uncovered a jaw-dropping trove of 1,446 bizarre objects inside her stomach—including nails, screws, and even a car nameplate.

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