The Box of Oddities

Did the U.S. Government try to poison it's citizens? And, an old 1920s Hollywood Curse. Box127 was approved by a group of world class Canadian Kick Boxers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the walking zombies of Indonesia real? And then, a town where only women can live. A most unusual funerary practice and a village that one abuse victim built to keep herself and others safe. BOX126 is conveniently located with plenty of free parking!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This elevator was a real downer. Then Kat's story is sort of like a Jeopardy category. A horrific elevator accident and odd presidential firsts. Box125 was lovingly handcrafted by local podcast artisans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Koala Bear doomed? And why is there an old man in our back yard telling our 3 year where to dig for treasure? What's going on with the Koala and the haunting of Heidi Wyrick. It's BOX124 and its delivered fresh twice weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a thin line between genius and madness. Sometimes there's a space in between. And then, need a new body part? Grow your own! The mysterious life of Granger Taylor and body part reconstruction in BOX123. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They were revered as gods in the ancient world. And then, a five year old boy got on one end of an escalator but didn't come out the other. Dwarf Worship and the mysterious vanishing of Stephen McKerron inside BOX122. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Judging the dead... literally. And then, the most amazing Sears Catalog mail order item ever. The Cadaver Synod and possibly the weirdest idea that The Sears Co. ever had. Caution. BOX121 is larger than it appears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many corpse brides does one Russian need? And then, are curses real? Some say this one is. The horrific story of Anatoly Moskvin and The Kennedy Curse in BOX120. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever seen a 42,000 year old horse? And then when startled, they often do things against their will. A perfectly preserved ice age foal and the unusual Jumping Frenchman of Maine. It's BOX119. Please do not use as a flotation device. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happened to the two children who's bodies were discovered floating in a local quarry in 1913? And why should you cover your eyes at a graveyard? The Hopetoun Quarry Case and a horrific day at this years Tomb Sweeping Festival in Thailand.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, life feels like a game. Is it? And then, he wanted to paint his cows and other strange things. Are we living inside a video game? And the eccentric life of Sir George Sitwell. BOX117 may be larger than it appears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He rode his Harley to his own burial ceremony. And then, a guy who looks pretty good for having been dead for 350 years. The Standing Dead and the exhumation of Peder Winstrup.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weirdest fishing trip ever! And then, the sign of a hero, or just an ugly bacteria trap? The mysterious Allagash Abduction and the great Victorian Beard Craze! Box115 may cause oily stools and an inability to control them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ancient Romans were really gross. Also, some of the most horrific deaths in history. BOX114 is not an offer to sell securities. Apply only to affected area.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts say, it was the worst year in the history of civilization. And then, was it death due to excessive picnicking? The darkest year of The Dark Ages and the mysterious death of Jane Stanford. This Box may contain peanut oil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Night Witches were real! And then, death by delicious syrup. The elite, all female Russian bombing division of WWII and The Great Boston Molasses disaster of 1919. Ask your Doctor if BOX112 is right for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What can you do with a severed limb? And then "The Most Remarkable man Alive!". An amputees very strange story and the amazing life of Johnny Eck. It's BOX111. Please rinse and return to its sterile case when finished. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some people are easily fooled and others just end up dead on an antiquated fishing vessel. The history of April Fools Day and the Ghost Ships of The Sea Of Japan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to look 45 when you're over 300 years old. Then, it seemed like a good idea to confine them to bed and force feed them milk products for months. The (immortal?) Count de Saint Germain and extreme rest therapy inside BOX109. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warning. This episode is dark. We take a dive into the Brazilian Soccer murder and then the dark history of Electroshock therapy. Sorry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A scene of mass death untouched and undisturbed for 70 years. And then, "My lemonade tastes like rat poison!" The Lost Ghost Battlefield of WWII and serial killer Nanny Doss in this box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I took his queen with my knight and then punched him in the throat. And then, they had heard of bread but had never seen any. The bizarre sport of Chess Boxing and a family cut off from civilization for 40 years. This BOX is packed with freakish goodness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giving gifts to people of the future. Then...you thought they were dead but they got better! Amazing (and a bit strange) Time capsule discoveries and animals you thought were extinct but are not! It's the 105th Box submitted for your approval. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1940s five of their children died in a tragic house fire ... or did they? And then, born a genius, he came to save us from ourselves. And he came from a very unexpected place. Join us inside the 104th BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Decades of freak accidents and unexplained deaths in Georgia. And then, do they heal the sick with psychic powers? The curse of Lake Linear and psychic surgery is in this BOX. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices