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Sometimes, that history goes bump in the night, broadcasting from the center of

poverty and the supernatural in central Florida. It's the history goes bump

podcast.

Hello, you Sputacular people. Welcome to this 474th episode of The History Goes

Bump Podcast. Go stores for the theater of the mind. I'm your host, Diane. And this

is Kelly. Kelly, on this episode, we're heading to New England. We're going to be visiting

the little town of Ducksbury. There's a few haunted locations here that we're going

to be sharing with everyone. Looking forward to it. Before we get into that, we want to

welcome into the Sputacular crew, Justin, Christina with a K, Laurie with an IE, and

Brandy with a Y. Thank you for joining us in the Sputacular

crew. And now this moment, Naughty. The moment in Audity was suggested by Chelsea Flowers.

There once was a Rysos Dolphin named Polaris Jack who lived in New Zealand. This was an

uncommon species to be found in New Zealand, with only 12 having been previously reported

in that area. Interestingly, Rysos look a bit more like a Baluga Whale, although they

do have a curved dorsal fin similar to a bottle-nosed dolphin, where Baluga lacks one. Rysos

are similar in size to a bottle-nosed dolphin as well. Polaris Jack was a special creature.

As beautiful and wise Dolphinidin made it his habit for 24 years to guide ships through

the dangerous French Pass. The channel was known for shipwrecks due to its dangerous

currents and rocks. Oftentimes, if a ship did not see Polaris Jack, they would wait to

proceed until he appeared. This special chap received his moniker from a marine navigational

instrument called a Polaris. Although his sex was never known, I suppose the name Jack

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