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In 2010 buried treasure moved from a childhood fantasy to reality when then 80-year-old Forrest Fenn buried a chest with items worth an estimated $2 million in the Rocky Mountains. Here is the tumultuous story of that treasure. 

The Praying Mantis: it eats its prey and predators and has crazy eyes among other cool things. Learn more about this mysterious creature in today's episode. 

What is time? Is it real? In today's episode, we won't answer either of those questions, but we will tell you how it's measured with the atomic clock and with help of Elvis.

Has a song ever caught you and you can't help but dance? Well, what if you couldn't stop dancing? This week's episode is about the dancing plague of the 1500s.

Have you ever known anyone who has been in the right place at the right time, or wrong time, in many instances in their lifetime? Meet Jim Leavelle!

Ever heard of the Loch Ness Monster? Well, its distant relative could be living in Lake Champlain. It could be a 5-foot-long fish or a 180-foot creature, we may never know! 

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! Santa Clause is coming to town and you better be asleep by the time he gets to your house. But don't worry NORAD is on top of it!  P.S. From Liz: I'd like to apologize for my less-than-enthusiastic attitude during the recording of this episode. I experienced a lack of self-control only moments before recording and found myself eating WAY too much ramen. The rame...

Spontaneous human combustion: is it real? Why does it happen? Don't listen to this episode while eating or if you just ate, it's nasty. Thanks, Liz.

Do you know why you never button the bottom button of a suit jacket? Today we're talking about social rules we follow because of historical traditions. 

The mystery continues behind the infamous story of DB Cooper. Did he survive? Is he still alive today? Will we ever know the person behind the legend?

Happy Thanksgiving! Spongebob, Spiderman, Santa Clause, we all have our favorite part of this Thanksgiving tradition. 

NASA is planning another mission to the Moon. In honor of that, we wanted to tell you some facts about the Apollo moon mission that you might not know!

An earthquake on All Saints Day of 1755 leads to a horrible tragedy for the city of Lisbon. 

Happy Halloween! Today's episode is all about spooky experiences and ghost stories of the Stanley Hotel. Do you believe in ghosts? 

You might recognize the name Stanely from the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. But we bet there are a lot of things you don't know about this man. This is part one of a two-part episode!

Aliens? Solid gold monuments? It's all possible (or not) with the presidential book of secrets, which may or may not exist. Tune in for this week's episode! 

What do you get when a rich widow decides to build an extravagant and over-the-top house that doesn't make sense to anyone except her? You get episode 5. 

Topsy's life was anything but tranquil. In fact, it was turbulent. Tune in for today's tale about Topsy the elephant. 

What do Tom Petty, The Eurythmics, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, and The Eagles all have in common? You're about to find out! 

Do you know what a hoodoo is?  Don't feel bad, neither did we! Discover exactly what it is and learn about a beautiful geological point that gives Colorful Colorado a whole new meaning. 

Thanks for listening to the first episode of On The Potcast. Today we are talking about the Greek historical figure Mithridates.