The Box of Oddities

In this episode Jethro tells us about a Swiss couple who disappeared in 1941 without a trace until a very strange discovery in 2017. And then Kat tells us the sordid tale of Russian Tzar Peter III. Or as we like to call him, "Peter The Not So Great". Please do not put BOX179 in your mouth as it contains small parts that may pose a choking hazard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the Beale Papers a map to a yet undiscovered treasure in Virginia? Kat investigates. And then Jethro presents the shocking and unexpected history of the chastity belt. Box178 is available and sanitized for your protection. Want to contribute even more to End the Backlog? Use promo code GIVEBACK for any of the shows below to get the first month to their Premium channel, FREE! All proceeds made will be donated. 1. Out of the Shadows: https://www.himalaya.com/Out 2. Obscura: https://www.himalaya.com/obscura 3. Crime Salad: https://www.himalaya.com/crimesalad 4. Invisible Choir: https://www.himalaya.com/choir 5. True Crime Historian: https://www.himalaya.com/TrueCrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could The Curse of The Pharaoh be real? Jethro investigates. And then, Kat explores why everyone in a town mysteriously died in one night. Want to contribute even more to End the Backlog? Use promo code GIVEBACK for any of the shows below to get the first month to their Premium channel, FREE! All proceeds made will be donated. 1. Out of the Shadows: https://www.himalaya.com/Out 2. Obscura: https://www.himalaya.com/obscura 3. Crime Salad: https://www.himalaya.com/crimesalad 4. Invisible Choir: https://www.himalaya.com/choir 5. True Crime Historian: https://www.himalaya.com/TrueCrime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are doppelgangers real? Kat explores the story of Emilie Sagee, a woman who was literally beside herself. And then Jethro warns us that grocery stores are engaged in mind control experiments that attempt to manipulate our decision making. It's BOX176 and that's fine by us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Benjamin Franklin was a sexy, sexy man. And a bit odd. And then, after missing for 30 years, it's back. Fangs and all. The freaky side of Ben Franklin and the rediscovery of the Fanged Mouse Deer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get paid for sleeping on the job! And then, if they think you're dumb they'll take your uterus. Some of the strangest jobs that you personally can get and the shocking history of Eugenics. It's BOX174 and it's sanitized for your protection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Kat discovers amazing and somewhat disturbing facts about worms. Then, Jethro shares the story of a woman who fell from the sky nearly two miles and survived. Box173 is now cleared for takeoff on Runway 3a. Please fasten your seatbelts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first episode back from the live tour, Jethro talks about some weird stuff they dug up in a vacant lot next to the old London Hospital and Kat talks about studies that suggest there is a very high likelihood that there is life on other planets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second fun sized installment on The Halloween Special! Thanks to everyone who sent in their stories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our second annual Halloween Special featuring your stories of the strange, the bizarre, the unexpected! Part two will be available Halloween night! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was missing for 13 years. Medical experts were shocked by what they saw when he was found. And then, did you know you can go to jail for chewing gum? A most bizarre discovery in the Polish Woods and the extremely strict laws of Singapore. Check out the great new podcast Bad Batch from Wondery! Wondery.fm/BadBatchOddities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kat has researched the world's most bizarre towns and their unexpected and interesting histories. Then, Jethro describes the horrifying execution of William Wallace, the story that the movie Braveheart did not tell you. It's gross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever wonder what your dog is really thinking? Thanks to science, we now know! Also, why are there over 100 toddlers and 200 llamas buried in my yard? What we've learned by training dogs to lie still in an MRI and the excavation of a mysterious ancient burial ground in Peru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jethro attempts to answer the question, "why do men have nipples?" Then, Kat details some really weird things that are going on inside your body right now. Ask your doctor if BOX166 is right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some extremely weird things have happened on Mars. And what is fear? The unbelievable results caused by ancient Martian storm damage and the reason our brain tells us to fear certain things almost universally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gruesome fate met by crew members of a squadron of World War Two fighter planes shot down in the South Pacific. Then, a baffling murder scene that launched one of the largest and most complex investigations in Japanese History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She was whacked in the head and woke up with a German accent. Also, a guy in the 1850's who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope. But not the way you think. An exploration of Foreign Accent Syndrome and the white-knuckle story of The Great Blondine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They had diametrically opposing personalities. The problem was they were conjoined twins. Then, let's dig up a mass grave in Russia. The shocking story of Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova and the exhumation of a mass grave full of 13th century Mongol Horde victims. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By all means, handle that package with care! Also, beware of those who knock on the door of your museum in the middle of the night. The weird things that they allowed to be shipped in the early days of The U.S. Parcel Post and the brazen art theft of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These ladies literally glowed in the dark. And then, at four years old he disappeared for eight months. But when he returned, was it really him? The shocking story of "The Radium Girls" and the disappearance and mysterious reappearance of Bobby Dunbar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was way worse than your typical stubborn, greasy kitchen clog. And what's nine feet tall, covered in feathers and stalks you in your troubled, restless dreams? Archaeologists find something weird clogging an ancient Roman Sewer and then a look at some big ass birds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She changed the world with her feet. Then, what is it really like working at a cemetary? The unexpected story of Kitty Smith and strange, unexplainable stories from cemetary employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Something weird is showing up in the streets of Calgary. And what's up.. or under... this town in Australia? BOX157 gives you the answers. But also some additional questions that we can't answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a pair of socks helped solve a decades old murder. And then, instant Karma's gonna get you! The Denise Sharron Kulb Murder and stories of people who got what they deserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ok Freaks, this one is weird. The strange and surprising history of masturbation. Then the story behind and directions to a place that you can view a clown that has been dead for over a century. You're welcome! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you my mummy? And then a story full of hot air. The unexpected reasons for mummifying animals in ancient Egypt plus answering the question of who was really the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean by air. The answer may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can a 92 year old woman actually give birth? And who was that guy and what was he trying to sell me? A odd medical condition that causes very unusual births and a guy who made a million dollars selling stuff that everybody already had for free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burning a 50 foot puppet makes an entire city feel better. Then, she was frozen 500 years ago and is perfectly preserved. The wonderfully bizarre Fiestas de Santa Fe and the fascinating final days of The Inca Ice Maiden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BOX151 contains first hand accounts of horrors witnessed in modern day psych wards and the attempt to create a mouse-human hybrid in Japan. Please open with caution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mysterious disappearance of socialite Dorthy Arnold in 1910 and a whole bunch of really weird medical oddities throughout history. We're tired. We just got off a plane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the greatest "barn finds" of all time. Then, the worlds biggest humbugs! The missing Shelby Daytona Cobra and the horrible story that goes along with it and amazing frauds that fooled the world. (for awhile)... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Hobbits real? Then, The L.A. Times called it "the most horrible crime of the 1920s". A very strange archaeological discovery on an isolated south pacific island and the ghost of Marion Parker. Box148 is live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digging up a 1930s gangster. And then, the body behind the freezer. The upcoming exhumation of John Dillinger and the tragic story of Larry Murillo-Moncada. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A common food that led to hundreds of thousands of deaths. Then, how did a homeless woman in the 1790s get all of that gold? Was she really an alchemist? The Killer Rice epidemic and the mysterious story of Barbara Erni, "The Golden Boo" inside BOX146. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The headline read, "Death By Banana!" And then, they were teenage girls from The Netherlands. They were also deadly assassins. The unexpected history behind the slipping on a banana peel joke and the badass Oversteegen sisters. It's all inside BOX145. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This guy loved his chair so much that he paid the ultimate price. Then, don't step on that pile of dismembered human remains! Thomas Busby's Death Chair & the gruesome ongoing story behind The Biological Resource Center. BOX144 should be opened carefully. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's going on at the Clown Graveyard? Then, have a headache? Eat human skull powder! The 1918 circus train disaster and the now frowned upon practice of consuming body parts as medicine. BOX143 is available now & has never poked a badger with a spoon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Being bricked up alive! It was a thing. And then, 4500 years ago their city was comparable to modern cities today. The horrifying practice of Immurement and the incredible ruins of the lost city of Mohenjo Daro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's not the kind of blues most people have! And then, is it an alien body? The Blue People Of Kentucky and the mysterious Atacama Skeleton uncovered in Chile. BOX141 is available now in your grocer's freezer while supplies last. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He died in a pile of garbage and he thought his secret would die with him. Then, they did some very strange things to drive back the Roman army. The dark story of James Nichols and the fearsome medieval Scottish warriors known as The Picts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 50th Anniversary is gold. Which one is major appliance? Then, a horrific day at the race track. The strange history of traditional anniversary gifts and the tragic story of Frank Hayes. BOX139 was handcrafted by podcast artisans from the old country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why pink for girls and blue for boys? And then, don't forget to bring your skull to this party. The secret reason behind gender specific toys and clothing for children and the amazing history of The Dia de las Natitas Festival in Bolivia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An amusement park from hell and people throughout history that did really weird shit. Tiger Balm Park and the eccentric behavior of famous historical figures. once opened, BOX137 should be stored in a cool dry place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An amazing and mysterious discovery uncovered off the coast of Cuba and the story of 19 elderly assisted living residents abandoned at a condemned facility and how they survived. It's BOX136. May contain parts that could present a chocking hazard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She vanished from of a cruise ship. Then, getting freaky in Victorian times. The missing persons case of Amy Bradley and 19th century sex etiquette users guide. BOX135 has been cleared for takeoff and is next in line on runway 3-A. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bizarre and scandalous secrets of famous historic figures and the surprisingly interesting history of the fork. That's right, the fork. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lost art of penis fencing. And then, he had a secret and he was not what he seemed to be. Strange mating rituals of the animal kingdom and the amazing story of James Grey. BOX133 has been inspected and cleared by customs officials. You may proceed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A boy who claims he was a woman who died in a hotel fire in 1993. And more proof that the brain is a very strange thing. The reincarnation of 5 year old Luke Ruehlman and then strange linguistic quirks all up in BOX132. Whatever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It looks like a diamond that's as tall as a house. And then the unbelievable lengths one man went to in avenging his daughters murder. The mind boggling Cave Of The Crystals and the amazing story of Andre Bamberski. BOX:131 is now safe to open. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are secrets that Hollywood does not want you to know. And then, "Was that a speed bump or a prophecy?" Scandals that Hollywood tried to cover up and the mystery of The Toynbee Tiles. To start your free wedding website and also get $50 off your registry on Zola, goto www.ZOLA.com/BOX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices