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Forgotten history, bizarre tales & facts that seem too strange to be true! Host Michael Kent asks listeners to tell him something strange, bizarre or surprising that they‘ve recently learned and he gets to the bottom of it! Every episode ends by playing a gameshow-style quiz game with a celebrity guest. Part of the WCBE Podcast Experience.
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Originally released May 31, 2021. When Adobe announced it would be discontinuing Flash in 2017, developers started replacing it with newer, more robust software. But one railroad system in Dalian, China didn't get the memo. When it was finally globally disabled in January of 2021, the entire railroad was disabled. In this episode, I get nostalgic about the good ole' days of flash animation, then tell the story about how it affected the railroad. Then we chat with Erik Tait, from Ships of the Northern Fleet and Penn & Teller Fool Us for the Quick Quiz!
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Did you know that London Bridge is in Arizona? In this episode, we talk about the history of London Bridge, it's several iterations and how it came to exist in Lake Havasu City, AZ. Then we play the quiz with Comedian, Writer and Actor Dan Wilbur!
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
When the Captain of a yacht was rescued in the Atlantic Ocean, he told a story about how everyone else perished when the yacht sank. Then one of the other members of the party - an 11-year old girl - was rescued and told the truth. And the story that little Terry Jo Duperrault told was very different than the Captain's. She had experienced a harrowing scene of murder, then lived at sea for days before her rescue. In this episode, we tell the story of the Duperrault Family and the little girl who came to be known as the "Sea Orphan." Then we play the quiz with my wife Alison!
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
There's an incredibly strange legend surrounding the port city of Hartlepool, England. The legend involves how the town decided to hang a monkey for being a French Spy. In this episode, we examine whether or not there's any truth to the legend, the way the town celebrates, and an unusual Mayoral race. Then we yap yap with Comedy Magician Ben Young!
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Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
It's Halloween! And for this spooky holiday, we've compiled 5 of our spookiest episodes! Enjoy hearing about:
- a man who should be famous for inventing a veterinary device, but instead became famous for murder
- a popular Mexican dish that has its origins in human sacrifice
- a strange way that Victorian English people used mummies
- what happened to the mummified remains of an unidentified man
- the strange story of how ancient Italians kept vampires from eating living souls
It's a super-rewind digest episode! Enjoy listening and Happy Halloween!
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
The World's Littlest Skyscraper is a 100-year old office building in the small city of Wichita Falls, Texas. It was built in 1919 and surprised everyone when it was completed, because they were expecting to see the 6th largest building in the world. Instead, they got a 4-story tiny brick structure. In this episode, we find out how it came about and how J.D. McMahon swindled a bunch of investors during the Texas Oil Boom. Then we chat with Comedy Writer Jimmy Mak! 
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Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
In 2009 and again in 2023, Warren Beatty shows up on TV in the middle of the night on an obscure interview-style show. He's dressed as his 1990 Dick Tracy character and the appearances are just BIZARRE. That's because they have one sole purpose: to keep the Dick Tracy rights in Beatty's name. In this episode, we talk about the Dick Tracy movie and this crazy ploy to keep the rights out of pure spite. Then we chat with Comedian Glen Tickle!
Watch Glen Tickle Against the World Crime League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh2WRWwrMnE
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
The cause of death of famed American Author Edgar Allan Poe has been a mystery for 174 years. But could it have been the result of a form of election fraud? In this episode, we talk about election fraud throughout history, including recent claims, then tell the story about the mysterious conditions surrounding the death of "The Raven" author. Then we chat with Food & Travel Writer, Nick "Dr. Breakfast" Dekker!
Learn more about our guest at http://breakfastwithnick.com
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian Physician who hypothesized about the importance of washing hands for hygiene. It was a very particular case study in Vienna that led him to his conclusion, but no one took him seriously. It wasn't until after his death that he was recognized as a medical revolutionary. In this episode, we talk about the story, including the case study that led Semmelweis to his beliefs, then we chat with Flexible Comedian Jonathan Burns!
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
Joy Milne found that her husband had a particular smell. Something she couldn't place, but something that was off. It turns out that Joy could actually smell his Parkinson's Disease long before he was ever diagnosed. In this episode, we talk about how both dogs and humans can sniff out illness in an almost miraculous way! Then we chat with Mentalist, Author and Speaker Jonathan Pritchard.
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Bonus episodes and content available at http://Patreon.com/MichaelKent
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