UI #62 - The Ghost of Guam

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2013

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

True story of a US Navy radioman who was hunted by the Japanese during World War II. Also learn the name of Wrigley's first chewing gum, how XYZ pays his taxes, a woman that was indirectly shot by a porcupine, and a woman that mowed her lawn in a 2-piece bathing suit. Retrosponsor: Wrigley's Spearmint Gum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hello all, Eric Rivenus with the most notorious podcast here.
0:39.0	Each week I interview an author or historian about a historical true crime, tragedy or disaster.
0:46.0	Subject matter ranges from gunslingers to gilded age murder to gangsters to fires to, to wild prison breaks.
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1:02.0	Cheers and have a safe tomorrow.
1:04.3	Welcome to the useless information podcast. My collection of fascinating
1:09.5	true stories from the flip side of history. My name is Steve Silverman and today's story is
1:15.0	titled The Ghost of Guam. But before we do that let's start with today's
1:20.8	question of the day. And for today's question of the day I
1:25.3	thought I'd ask you about chewing gum. And most people know that Riggles is the
1:30.4	biggest producer of chewing gum in the world.
1:33.0	So my question is very simple.
1:35.2	What was the name of the first chewing gum brand ever sold by Riggles?
1:39.8	And your choices are as follows.
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