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The Wheel of Doom: The Disappearance of Chuck Sterling
Episode 203
What this game show host said cost him everything. In 1974, Chuck Sterling filmed an episode of The Wheel of Doom, a hit show where contestants spun …
4 months ago
Do the Numbers Match? The Ronald House Urban Legend
Episode 201
It’s one of America’s most recognizable charities: a house beside the hospital, a place for families with sick kids. The legend says there’s another …
4 months ago
Duck Voice Syndrome: The WWII Legend Behind Donald
Episode 199
He wasn’t made for children. He was made for America’s war. During WWII, Disney’s most visible face wasn’t Mickey—it was Donald Duck, marching on scr…
4 months ago
How Far Is Too Far? Christian Bale’s Extreme Roles
Episode 202
Did you know one actor nearly destroyed his own body just to bring a character to life? In 2004, Christian Bale reportedly cut to an almost skeletal …
4 months ago
Chuck E. Cheese: The Control System Theory
Episode 200
It wasn’t built for fun. It was built to measure control—at least, that’s what the legend says. In the early 1980s, a family arcade chain spread thro…
4 months ago
Real-Life SpongeBob: The Lighthouse Experiment of 1843
Episode 198
He wasn’t a cartoon. In 1843, a recluse named Robert Spence moved into an abandoned lighthouse off the coast of Maine. Locals called him SpongeBob be…
4 months ago
The Doll That Promised Never to Leave You
Episode 197
Before the movies and the glass case, there was her. In 1903 Vermont, a farmer’s wife sewed a rag doll for her daughter, Clara—button eyes, red yarn …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Real-Life Katniss: The Sparrow of Lublin
Episode 195
She wasn’t a leader, but her arrows pointed the way. In 1942, outside Lublin, a 17-year-old named Katarzyna “Katya” Edelman vanished into the trees a…
4 months, 1 week ago
Stolen Smile: The Dark Origin Story of Goofy
Episode 196
He wasn’t a dog. His face, the legend says, was taken from a boy locked in an asylum. In 1903, the Indiana State Children’s Home kept a ward for the …
4 months, 1 week ago
Project Clean Slate: The Purge Test of Ash Hollow
Episode 193
In 1978, a government experiment called Project Clean Slate turned a forgotten Nevada town into a one-night purge test—twelve hours where all crime w…
4 months, 1 week ago