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Who the hell was Somerton Man?
Watch out for the Yowie!
Ancient Egyptians had an effective pregnancy test.
What the Well-Dressed Ghost is Wearing.
The Cowboy Cartographer.
Charles Dickens and the pickpocket.
Hazing the freshmen, 14th century style.
An Arctic explorer's Year of Living Carnivorously.
Queen Charlotte's unlucky-in-love sister.
Disraeli and the Deep State.
The suicide capital of America.
The Prince Albert memorial.
The last victim of the Spanish Inquisition.
If you have any coal lying around, keep an eye peeled for bats.
A champion grave-robber. Everyone has to excel at something, I guess.
Astrology as political propaganda.
Pro tip: if a stretch of road is known as the "Highway of Death," find another route.
19th century tips for raising a British child in India.
The tradition of Jack-in-the-Green.
How an 18th century African boy became a German philosopher.
Say what you will about goats, but they're really damned smart.
A mysterious ancient board game.
An Alaskan "quiet adventure."
The last of the Auks.
If this is real (and as far as I can tell, it is)...Jesus freaking Christ in a sidecar.
19th century crossings of the Atlantic were, well, not fun.
A French "feral boy."
The return of the Hunger Stones.
A mysterious death and Wizard Richardson.
A musical maritime murder.
Unearthing a Chinese pyramid.
This will end well, I'm sure.
The cat as doctor AND burglar alarm.
Everyone who's surprised that something dubbed the "Murder Castle" is haunted, raise your hands.
Everyone who's surprised that something dubbed the "Witches' Prison" is haunted, raise your hands.
The Case of the Blinked Cows.
The many--too many?--dogs of New York City.
The sad case of Horatia Nelson.
Meet Fred the Mummy.
A perfectly preserved body of a now-extinct horse.
Evening gloves and etiquette.
The legendary beauty of the Circassians.
The pioneering Queen of Magic.
The adventures of John Muir and Stickeen.
A very sad footnote to WWII: England's pet massacre.
The Great Chaise Match.
The murder on 30th Street.
Ah, the joys of San Francisco: astronomical cost of living, high crime, poop maps, and a good chance you'll go missing.
Eloping in the Georgian era.
And that's all for this week! See you on Monday, when we'll look at a couple's unsolved disappearance. In the meantime, as we're nearing the end of summer, I thought this song was appropriate.
Thanks for another great list!
ReplyDeleteThe clues left surrounding the Somerton Man are straight from a mystery novel, the sort which is rather disappointing once the solution is known. How all the weird bits and pieces could fit together, I couldn't guess.
ReplyDeleteAnd the summoning of fairies? I think it's best to leave them alone. They may not like being disturbed...