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The Box of Oddities

Big Tops, Bigger Blunders

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Comedy, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Our Live Fall Tour Starts on September 10th! More Info Here! The Circus of Lost Children & The Drunken Battle of Karansebes Step right up for one of the strangest rides in history—this episode of The Box of Oddities brings you the hauntingly peculiar tale of the Circus of the Lost Children, a traveling show with mysteries darker than the big top shadows themselves. Were these wandering performers guardians of misfits, or something far more unsettling? Then, hold onto your bayonets (and maybe your Schnapps ®) as we march straight into the Battle of Karansebes—arguably the most disastrously hilarious military blunder ever recorded, where an army accidentally defeated itself before the enemy even arrived. From eerie carnival lore to slapstick battlefield chaos, this episode proves truth really is stranger than fiction. Tune in, laugh, shiver, and marvel at the oddities history tried to sweep under the rug. New episodes twice a week—subscribe to The Box of Oddities wherever you get your podcasts! #WeirdHistory #Oddities #PodcastComedy #CircusOfTheLostChildren #BattleOfKaransebes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.

0:02.3

Hiya.

0:02.9

So, Benny has really blossomed this term.

0:05.6

You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.

0:09.6

Oh, that's not quite what I meant.

0:11.1

It's free to sell on there?

0:12.3

Free to sell?

0:13.4

Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.

0:16.8

You sold my guitar?

0:19.9

Shall we talk about Benning?

0:22.1

When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.

0:26.7

Things people love. T's and Cs apply, excludes vehicles.

0:30.2

Have you ever thought about what would happen if your airline window popped out?

0:33.3

Or if you could build a jetpack using only machine guns?

0:36.6

Turns out you can, but you really shouldn't.

0:39.4

Hi, I'm Jill Chacha, host of a podcast that's for weird people who like learning about weird stuff.

0:44.6

It's called, well, that's interesting. And it's a comedy sciencey show that tells the story behind the facts,

0:49.7

because as it turns out, those stories are funny. The facts are bizarre. The stories are epic and the laughter

0:55.6

is plentiful. So join the flock and listen to Well That's interesting wherever you do podcasts.

1:01.2

What follows may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.

1:06.5

The world is full of stories. Stories of mysteries.

1:12.6

Of curiosities.

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