#637: Oddly Reminiscent Of A Potato

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Box of Oddities, we delve into a collection of chilling and mysterious tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat. First, we explore the haunting history of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum. Beneath the grounds of this former institution lies a lost cemetery, its grave markers long forgotten and its stories obscured by time. Join us as we uncover this eerie burial site's dark secrets and unanswered questions. Next, we journey to the icy expanse of Lake Angikuni, where an entire Inuit village vanished without a trace. The disappearance remains one of the Arctic's most baffling and chilling mysteries. What could have caused such an inexplicable event? We then shift our focus to the macabre world of preserved severed heads. From historical curiosities to bizarre museum exhibits, we’ll examine some of the most famous—and unsettling—examples of this morbid practice. Finally, we unravel the strange and surreal events of the first automobile race in 1898. The competition was anything but ordinary, featuring peculiar incidents and extraordinary challenges that defy belief. Join us as we peel back the layers of history and mystery in this episode, revealing the shadows of the past and the oddities that continue to fascinate. The Box Of Oddities is sponsored by BetterHelp. Thinking of giving therapy a try? Visit BetterHelp dot com slash ODDITIES today to get 10% off your first month. If you would like to advertise on The Box of Oddities, contact [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you like this podcast, can we recommend another one? It's called Big Picture Science.
0:06.0	You can hear it wherever you get your podcast and its name tells part of the story.
0:10.0	The Big Picture Questions and the most interesting research in science.
0:15.0	Seth and I are the host. Seth is a scientist.
0:18.0	I am Molly and I'm a science journalist and we talk to people smarter than us
0:22.0	and we have fun along the way. The show is called
0:24.4	Big Picture Science and as Seth said you can hear it wherever you get your
0:27.9	podcast. My name is Greg Jackson. I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor, and the creator of history that doesn't suck.
0:37.0	A podcast that makes legit, seriously researched American history come to life through entertaining stories.
0:42.0	Join me for a chronological telling of the United States story.
0:45.3	From the Revolution to Fractious Civil War,
0:47.4	tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.
0:49.9	With more than 100 episodes, you can already
0:51.9	binge list in your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.
0:55.0	Listen to history that doesn't suck on Spotify.
1:00.0	What follows may not be suitable for all audiences, listener discretion is advised.
1:05.0	The world is full of stories.
1:09.0	Join Cat and Jethro Gilligan Toth for the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected.
1:19.0	As they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.
1:27.0	All right I'm feeling better so that's good and it wasn't COVID.
1:31.0	It's nice.
1:32.0	Which was a big relief because I was really starting to think it was.
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