UI #86 - The Monk and his Hypnotist

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2015

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Crazy story about an elderly monk and his wife who decided to adopt their 63-year-old doctor. The doctor was then arrested for supposedly murdering his new mother. Also learn about the first two electric toys inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame, a plea from the US government for spyglasses, the discovery of long-forgotten wine cellars, and a man who liked to hear glass tinkle. Retrosponsor: ExLax. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.0	So a number of people wrote to me after the last episode to thank me for the question of the day.
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1:07.0	What were the first two electric toys to be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame?
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