S8 Ep6: Hand-Painted Human Skulls

The Midnight Library

Scott Philbrook

Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Greetings, Dear Guest! You are in for such a colorful treat this evening, as your host, the other Divine Ms. M., tells you all about the little-known art of Hand-Painted Human Skulls! Most of them are ancient, but there are certainly some more recent painted-up dead heads, too. Oh, and the best part is-- many of them are on display for you to see! Find out the fascinating history of how and why this peculiar practice of decorating the dead came to be. Please take your favorite seat in The Reading Room, and let's begin!

Special Thanks to Sounds Like an Earful Music Supply for the amazing music AND sound design.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, this is James Harkin and Anna Toshinsky, two writers of the TV show QI and
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0:09.5	We'd like to let you know that we've written a book.
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0:18.3	whether you like sports or not.
0:20.2	Did you know that legendary Cricketer Gary Sobers scored his final century while drunk?
0:26.1	Or that games of lacrosse used to involve 100,000 players?
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0:36.3	in all bookshops and online right now.
0:43.6	The following is intended for bizarre audiences only.
0:48.7	Welcome to the Midnight Library.
1:07.3	Tell me again, what kind of spider is our Janet?
1:12.1	Oh, our Janet is a razor back and gore of red spider.
1:18.3	One of the largest and rarest of her kind.
1:22.0	Well, I think she's quite a fascinating lady and perhaps just a bit too visible, currently.
1:31.7	She's launched herself in a big web on the veranda.
1:35.4	Oh dear, that would be a shock of a greeting for our guests.
1:42.3	Did you be a sweetie and try to lure her down with a few pounds of beef, please?
1:49.4	I'd be delighted too, madam.
2:01.7	Good evening.
2:03.3	Right this way, everyone.
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