Hi everybody this is Mick Sullivan the host and creator of the past and the curious

welcome to this special bonus episode it's not a full episode but it's pretty

close it's inspired by people who have awesome names.

There's a lot of awesome names in history, so we'll probably do some more bonus

episodes similar to this one.

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So here's the you again. Thanks for listening.

So here's the deal.

There's little in the world that gets us excited

as an awesome name.

Whether it's a moniker with a musical ring or a cleverly creative cognomen or even an exciting elaborate epithet

The best ones will never fail to grab our attention and one does, we can't help a dive in and learn about

what that person's life was like. It should come as no surprise that the past is littered

with people boasting amazing names.

And with every name comes a story.

This bonus episode is our first installment of

curious names in which we pick some of the most unusual,

fantastic, and choicest names from the past.

We'll share them along with some of that person's story.

We've got two for this episode, so enjoy.

And if anyone out there is expecting a new baby in the family, well perhaps you'll find the perfect

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