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In this episode of Hanna Cosmos, I tell Brian Sovey's favorite joke of all time, John Valjean.

And we talk about some suppressed inventions, which at the time of recording this

intro, I can't remember what any of them are.

Please enjoy.

Thank you. of recording this intro, I can't remember what any of them are. Please enjoy. On the western border of Poland, there stands an old royal castle. It rises like a beacon of light and progress out of the forest surrounding it, a place meant to inspire hope. Only now it is remembered

for a very grim event in its more recent past. It was a stormy night in 1944 when a group of elite Nazi delegates arrived in the

castle. A line of staff stood ready to meet them, armed with black umbrellas. When the delegates,

mostly top-ranking generals and the SS, exited, they were immediately escorted to a horse

stable behind the gate that separated the driveway from the rear lawn.

Once inside, amid the horses and fodder, there was a path leading to a dark tunnel.

This tunnel, the group of officials took, leaving the castle behind.

After descending some wooden steps, the group entered a stone passage carved directly into the bedrock. It went further and further down. The overhead lights were dim. The air was thick, but still cold. After hundreds of feet descending, another entry opened into a massive cavern. The group went in and looked around to see scientists making preparations for some

kind of experiment. It was a bizarre scene. A cavern of stone with a tiled floor and walls cut square

and mounted with more ceramic tiles. A makeshift office stood in one corner, animal cages in another,

in a stench like sulfur filled the air. Its scent was faint

but unmistakable, mingled with food and waste from the animals. And there in the room's center,

a bulky object sat on a concrete table. This object the delegates knew was the reason for their coming.

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