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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

The Foolkiller Pt 3: The Man from The East

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Natural Sciences, Design, History, Arts, Science

4.8922 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Amid all the confusing and contradictory reporting that accompanied the discovery of The Foolkiller submarine in 1915 Chicago, there are a handful of mentions of an "Eastern man". On this episode, we look through the annals of submarine history in search of this mysterious figure. Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting:http://betterhelp.com/theconstant (http://betterhelp.com/theconstant) and entering discount code "theconstant".Visit our Patreon here (https://patreon.com/theconstant). Finally, there's www.industrialartifacts.net (https://www.industrialartifacts.net/) where you can enter coupon code "theconstant" for 15% off your first order. For more information, photos and video of the various Foolkillers, go to constantpodcast.com (https://www.constantpodcast.com/)Music by:Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue/)Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.3

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The constant is brought to you by Industrial Artifacts. Industrial Artifacts is home to more than 20,000 square feet of vintage lighting, seating,

1:21.6

tables, advertising, and other found objects, each with a story to tell.

1:26.6

For instance, perusing their wares just now, I discovered a strange three-dimensional sign

1:33.0

for Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, one of the oldest fire insurance companies founded in 1797.

1:40.1

Up until 1929, signs like this one, called insurance marks, were put up to denote what buildings were insured by whom.

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