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The world is full of stories, stories of mysteries, of curiosities, of oddities.

Join Pat and Jethro Gilliganthorth for a strange, the bizarre, the unexpected,

as they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside the box of oddities.

I think that we should just start by apologizing in advance for this episode because we went to dinner with some friends and we had a few cocktails.

And then after dinner you ordered an entire basket of donuts and so I'm full of beer and donuts and I feel very Canadian right now.

And I wanted to wait and record this episode in the morning but cats like no, it'll be great.

And Cat is sitting across from me right now with a half gallon of ice cream and a large salad spoon.

Here's the thing though is that if you were actually feeling Canadian you wouldn't be so snarky right now.

I'd be very polite.

You'd be much more polite.

So good point.

Yeah, you're welcome.

Alright, let's not act as though we've never recorded an episode ever so slightly within the bag.

Ever so slightly perhaps but this is a whole different level of the bag.

Disagreeing.

Alright, so here's what we need to go first.

No, no, I want to get it done before I pass out.

Are you ready?

I'm ready, I'm excited.

Here we go.

In the summer of 1858, specifically the months of June and July, the population of London suffered greatly.

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