The story of Timothy Dexter shows that one does not have to be intelligent to become successful. Sometimes, a fool and his money are not soon parted.

Sources:

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Timothy-Dexter
• https://www.amusingplanet.com/2025/05/timothy-dexters-curious-business.html
• https://historycollection.com/how-timothy-dexter-turned-ridiculous-ventures-into-riches
• https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/timothy-dexter-ridiculous-millionaire-sold-coals-newcastle/

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How did a bandit get shot dead in 1911 and then show up in an amusement park funhouse 60 years later?

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• https://www.npr.org/2015/01/09/376097471/the-long-strange-60-year-trip-of-elmer-mccurdy
• https://www.history.com/articles/elmer-mccurdy-mummy-dead-outlaw

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Deception was super important in World War 2, so many tactics were employed to keep the Axis powers confused. Enter the Ghost Army, the first tactical deception unit in US history.

Sources:

• https://ghostarmy.org/
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-ghost-army-of-wwii-used-art-to-deceive-the-nazis-180980336/?utm
• https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/traveling-exhibits/ghost-army-combat-con-artists-world-war-ii

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This week, Sarah covers some of her favorite faces and places in New Orleans - and, yeah, there are a lot of ghosts involved.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/new-orleans-louisiana/history

https://hnoc.org/publishing/first-draft/four-real-new-orleans-legends-put-ghost-stories-shame

https://www.reddit.com/r/NewOrleans/s/7lecGcbKJi

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/invention-won-world-war-ii-180972327/

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An epic adventure turns into a fight for survival in the most deadly place on Earth.

Sources:

• https://www.history.com/articles/shackleton-endurance-survival
• https://fmht.co.uk/education/history-of-shackletons-endurance
• https://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/picturelibrary/catalogue/itae1914-16/
• “Endurance; an epic of polar adventure” By Worsley, Frank Arthur, 1872

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Sarah returns with another trial of the century!

Sources:

• https://case.edu/ech/articles/s/sheppard-murder-case
• https://famous-trials.com/sam-sheppard

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Today I'm sharing two mysteries with few clues but lots of theories.

Sources:

• http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1966-august-17-lead-masks
• https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2017/08/curious-case-lead-mask-deaths/
• https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4398
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-enduring-mystery-somerton-man-one-of-australias-most-puzzling-cold-cases-50795611/

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It's our 100th episode! We celebrate by sharing seven of our favorite shorter tales from history. From 1750 BCE to the 20th century... this episode has everything you could ask for.

Sources:

• https://web.archive.org/web/20190903042810/http://www.thefortweekly.com/issues/issue-1/curio-1-the-erfurter-latrinensturz/
• https://therake.com/stories/party-animals-the-rothschild-surrealist-ball
• https://allthatsinteresting.com/rothschild-party
• https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/03/24/4200708.htm
• https://historyofyesterday.com/for-24-years-a-dolphin-guided-ships-through-the-straits-of-new-zealand/
• https://www.justgothere.nz/post/pelorus-jack-the-new-zealand-dolphin
• https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=25357
• https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/18/amelia-and-eleanor/
• https://historymedieval.com/the-tale-of-benedict-ix-a-papacy-for-sale/

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The Erfurt Latrine Disaster The Rothschild Surrealist Ball Complaint tablet to Ea-nāṣir Pelorus Jack the Dolphin Máel Brigte of Moray Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt's Impromptu Flight Pope Benedict IX

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