Soul Searching - UI Podcast #129

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

When miner James Kidd died in 1949, no one could have imagined that it would take more than 21-years to settle his estate. That's because he had made a very unusual request in his will, one that would be nearly impossible to carry out. Also learn about the world's heaviest man, one man's amazing voyage to Mars, a will written on an eggshell, and another man who had distributed small amounts of money to 102 banks all around the world. Retrosponsor: The Spaghetti Store Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast.
0:05.0	Are you interested in the parts of history that remain a mystery?
0:09.0	Do you want to learn more about the historical myths and misconceptions used to prop up false belief today.
0:15.8	I'm Nathaniel Lloyd. In my podcast Historical Blindness, I delve into all of these topics,
0:22.0	sharing puzzling tales from the past, and examining
0:25.3	hoaxes, conspiracy theories, and misremembered events that provide insight into modern politics
0:31.8	and religion.
0:33.0	Find out what's real and what's not when it comes to famous conspiracy theories,
0:38.0	like those surrounding notorious assassinations and secret societies, discover the weak and deceptive
0:45.0	underpinnings of modern political ideologies and religious beliefs.
0:49.8	Join me as I attempt to shed some light on our historical blind spots.
0:55.0	New episodes every two weeks find historical blindness on most podcast players and platforms.
1:02.0	This is the useless information. players and platforms.
1:03.6	This is the Useless Information Podcast.
1:06.2	I am Steve Silverman.
1:08.6	Useless Information. You know there is some people who go through life virtually unnoticed. They're born
1:19.2	onto the surf they live a quiet and unassuming life and then in the end they just seem to vanish as if they had never ever existed.
1:27.0	One such man was a guy named James Kidd who was born to Ellen and William Kidd in Augensburg, New York on August 18th of 1878.
1:40.0	And to be honest, there's very little known about James Kidd, and what is known was not pieced together until after he had passed away.
1:48.0	The 1940 U.S. Census shows that he had a fourth grade education, worked as a pump man in the copper mining industry, and he earned $1,754 that year.
2:02.0	That would be about $31,800 a day.
2:07.0	Yet, even with that income, he lived the life of a pauper.
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