There are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. But there are also unknown knowns. We are a secret society devoted to unearthing and sharing this forgotten knowledge. In podcast form.
Our episodes are self-contained and can be listened to in any order, but if you want to know what we're all about, start with our first episode, "Strange Stories, Amazing Facts."
Here’s a hint – if it’s too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.
For one week in January 1909, the Jersey Devil walked among us. Maybe. Read More...
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Legendary Lands and Beasts, Myths & Legends, Series 6
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How many times will folks fall for the same old tricks? You might be surprised. The story of Prince Mike, King Ben, and the Houses of Israel and David. Read More...
Categories: Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, People & Places, Series 5
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The idea that color has healing power is a relatively modern (and utterly fallacious) one. We discuss its development through the 19th and 20th centuries. Read More...
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 5, Wild Card
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The amazing story of Laura Biggar, the Anna Nicole Smith of 1901, and her crazy plot to steal an inheritance that may or may not have been rightfully hers. Read More...
Categories: Biography, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 4
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The greatest and most notorious Spiritualist swindler of all time was a woman from Kentucky who looked a bit like Lola Montez (if you squinted). Read More...
Categories: Biography, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3
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In 1923, a plane flew over downtown Pittsburgh, dropped Baby Ruth candy bars on the crowd below, and caused widespread panic... or did it? Read More...
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 3, Wild Card
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