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The Real LeBoubou: Dolls Sewn from Graves
Episode 183
LeBoubou wasn’t born in a toy factory. He was sewn from graves. In late 19th-century England, a man believed children could be brought back if their …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Day Nicolas Cage Almost Died in His Own Tomb
Episode 182
In 2010, Nicolas Cage’s fascination with ancient Egypt nearly became his undoing. Known for eccentric collecting, Cage spent $2.7 million constructin…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Vanishing of Wendy Darling, 1899
Episode 181
On November 8, 1899, ten-year-old Wendy Moira Angela Darling vanished from her family’s Hampstead home in London. The nursery was locked from the ins…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Monopoly That Played You
Episode 180
Monopoly wasn’t always just a game. At the turn of the century, they whispered about a man known only as the Collector. He didn’t take cash—he took c…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Brothers Who Tried to Build the Stairway to Heaven
Episode 179
In 1915, brothers Earl and Brock Lee moved to Jazz City, Utah, looking for work in construction. But after a head injury changed Brock forever, he co…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Dark Symbols Behind Beyoncé’s Rise
Episode 178
Beyoncé isn’t just a global superstar. To many, she’s the face of something much darker. From pyramids and all-seeing eyes to checkerboard floors and…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The McDonald’s Mascot Who Wasn’t Ronald
Episode 177
In 1987, a small-town McDonald’s in Illinois reopened after years of abandonment. Locals were excited—until a new mascot appeared. He called himself …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hidden Laws of Disney World
Episode 176
What if Disney World wasn’t a theme park at all—but a controlled zone with its own laws, its own police, and no one watching from the outside? In Flo…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Seven Spices No One Opened
Episode 175
In 1912 Corbin, Kentucky, Harlan David Sanders wasn’t yet “Colonel Sanders.” He ran a boarding house by the railroad—guests remembered the spotless w…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Mary Poppins and Pennywise: The Same Entity
Episode 174
Mary Poppins and Pennywise are not opposites—they’re the same creature. It doesn’t visit. It selects. It waits until a home goes quiet, until the sur…
5 months ago