The Box of Oddities

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Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! So, I guess we're just bringing animals back from the dead, then? Cool, cool. And then, he said he killed them to end their suffering, but we're not buying it. The scientists who are trying to bring back the woolly mammoth and the serial killer dubbed "the Angel of Death" in BOX375. Bread is ba...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Warning. This one is not for the faint of heart. JG talks about the Jameson cannibal incident, an extremely disturbing event that took place in a remote village in the Congo. Then Kat lightens the mood dramatically with her presentation on everyday things that can kill you. The contents of BOX3...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Are there dinosaur bones on the moon? And show your true stripes! No, really, you’ve got them. A massive asteroid theory and Blaschko’s Lines in BOX373. It’s magically delicious! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG goes way beyond flat earth and moon landings and Kat discusses goat balls and what they can do for your health. Conspiracy theories and John Brinkley, Quack MD in BOX371. Plus the world premiere of our new musical “Phineas!” … or “Gage!”, we’re still working on it. Learn more about your ad c...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! A young woman vanishes and the story only gets stranger from there. Then, a little boy attacked by a shark and the frenzy that followed. The disappearance of Jamie Fraley and Summer of the Shark in BOX370. Red eyes suit so few. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG tells us of the girl born covered in hair who was a king by the age of five. Kat takes us to a centuries-old haunted inn in New England. Christina, King of Sweden of the ghosts of the Red Lion Inn in BOX370 -  it’s the breakfast of champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! JG explores the story of a famous haunted doll and Kat shares the discovery of an aquatic nightmare. The real story of Annabelle and Phiomicetus Anubis in BOX369. Damn, you fine. Hoping she can sock it to me one more time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! No one knows how deep this hole is, where it has gone or why it brings animals back from the dead! And the blast furnaces with a tragic history and ghostly presence. Mel’s hole and the haunting of Sloss Furnaces in BOX368. It will be a most triumphant time! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Piles of bones aren’t normal in the suburbs, right? And the sport that requires you to figure out the best way to lug your lady. Serial killer, Herb Baumeister, and the Wife-Carrying Championships in BOX367 - it’s cool beans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! The inspiration for the classic story of a murderous doctor and the legend of a New England village said to be damned. The real Dr. Hyde and the abandoned Dudleytown in BOX366. Spank Your Inner Moppet. Whatever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! The history of a brewery that leads one to believe it may be haunted… or cursed? And a man came to kill her, but things didn’t work out as he’d planned. JG talks about the Lemp mansion and Kat shares the story of badass, Susan Walters in BOX365. A diamond in the rough, rough, rough. Learn more...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! He wakes up and it's always the same day. Then Kat tells us about a most bizarre festival that involves Blood, spit, and fresh vegetables. Among other things. A real-life "Groundhogs Day" experience that's been going on for over 15 years and the highly unusual Phuket Vegetarian Festival. BOX364...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! It was a horrific accident that left a man dead. Or so they thought. And then, how did this stuff ever make it on TV? The unbelievable but true story of Phineas Gage and the worst television shows that ever made it on the air. It's BOX363 and it contains a substantial amount of non-tobacco ingr...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! What's the deal with all those ancient, weird-shaped skulls from Peru? DNA tests provide more questions than answers. And then, some say the image of the dead woman is still burned into its walls. The mysterious Paracas Skulls and the dark and deadly legacy of Lookout Tower in Ohio. Learn more...

Want to listen to The Box Of Oddities ad-free and early? Become a patron by joining The Order of Freaks! Can a vehicle be possessed? And yeah, we vote “no” to eyelid sewing. The haunted car that inspired a Stephen King story and the history of eyelashes in BOX361. It’s like butter for your ears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JG explores the mysterious circumstances surrounding the so-called “Lake Michigan Triangle” and Kat celebrates the Nova Scotian Giant in BOX360. Why do we have SO MANY tote bags? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can certain colors in our world be “new”? And how our family history can inform our future. The color blue and the grandson of a nazi reaches out in BOX359. It’s off like a herd of turtles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We ask “are comets nature’s twinkle lights or harbingers of death and destruction?“ Followed by eels and how we don’t know how they do it. It’s BOX358 and it’s got legs! Or, tails, I guess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A farming/genocide experiment that went exactly how you'd expect. And a baby left to die who then became a master, Russia's cannibal island and Su Kong Tai Jin in Box 357. Keep in brown paper bag to speed ripeness.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You would be wrong if you thought all Vikings were bloodthirsty fighting machines. Some were even nuttier! And why you might hate cilantro and it's fresh deliciousness. Vikings trippin’ balls and your genes and taste in BOX356 - it’s better than beefcake pantyhose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get The Box of Oddities with Zero Ads! Join the Order of Freaks today! https://www.patreon.com/boxofoddities Who doesn't love a good "neighborhood built on a graveyard story"? Then, giant ice age tunnels have been discovered in South America. No, not ancient aliens, giant extinct sloths the size of elephants! Never leave BOX355 unattended while in use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Today we explore how little Kat knows about cocaine and how much JG appreciates seaman superstition. Ridiculous facts about Pablo Escobar and the meanings behind early western sailor tattoos in BOX354. Take with food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He was a strange man who was considered by most to be an "idiot". He made horrible business decisions yet they always seemed to work out. Along the way, he became one of the wealthiest businessmen of his time. No, not Forrest Gump. His Name was Timothy Dexter. Then, We learn that Popeye The Sailor Man was based on a real guy named Frank "Rocky" Fiegel. With one major difference. Instead of finding...

DNA solves a 1,000-year-old mystery involving a Viking warrior in a skirt. And then we learn about a man who woke up on the embalming table in a morgue. Do not use BOX352 orally after using it rectally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices