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The 1917 Santa Who Came Back Thin—and Then Families Started Dying
Episode 297
The reason why this Santa lost so much weight will shock you.
In 1917, in a small town in northern Massachusetts, Nick O’Lodion was more than a neighb…
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The Secret Military Program Behind “Totally Spies”
Episode 295
“This is the true military experiment behind Totally Spies—and it was never meant to be shown.”
In the late 1990s, outside San Diego, the U.S. militar…
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The Office Coffee Machine That Was Drinking Them Back
Episode 294
They called him Mr. Paxson. He was the most productive man in the office—not because he loved his job, but because of what he drank.
In a bland corpor…
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The Payroll Glitch That Made Monday Vanish
Episode 293
They called him Dean Calendar because one morning in 1984, he didn’t just call in sick—he erased Monday.
Dean worked payroll at a paper company in Day…
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The Terrifying True Story Behind the Barney Suit
Episode 292
“This is the true story behind Barney and Friends—and it’s genuinely terrifying.”
In the early 1990s, a small studio in Dallas hired a struggling chil…
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The 3 A.M. Painting Show That Wasn’t Really About Art
Episode 291
For three years, a little painting show called The Canvas of Calm aired at 3 a.m. on public access TV. Its host, Robbie Moss—with his soft voice and …
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The 1867 Case Where the Suspect Was Already Dead
Episode 290
In 1867, a strict 94-year-old librarian in Port Royal, outside London, died when a stray cannonball hit her library and set it on fire. Everyone assu…
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Why No One Can Be Declared Dead Inside This Theme Park
Episode 288
Why is it illegal to be declared dead inside the gates of “the most magical place on Earth”?
In 1971, a visionary named Elias Frost opened Wonder Worl…
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Every School He Worked In Lost a Child
Episode 289
This man had the cleanest record in the entire school district—and that was the problem.
In 1982, a quiet janitor named Martin Hale worked at Brooksid…
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The 1979 Amazon That Started Delivering People
Episode 287
In the late 1970s, ordering something through the mail meant waiting weeks. Catalogs were slow, deliveries slower, and patience was just part of the …
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