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Today’s episode is all about superstitions. We’ll look at how they came to be and if there are any real benefits from believing in them. Then we will dig into some peculiar ones from Transylvania!

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In August 2022, I visited Costa Rica. Since I'm fascinated with weird and interesting topics, I had several conversations with native Costa Ricans, asking about the myths and folklore of their country. These conversations turned into this episode

One of the most famous mysteries of Costa Rica is regarding their solid stone spheres that can be up to 8 feet in diameter, which is huge considering that these were sculpted by hand with stone tools. We'll look at the story behind these spheres and a few other exciting tales, such as the Esterillos mermaid and the folklore behind the Devil and the Costa Rican Oxcart. So whether you believe in the supernatural or just want to hear exciting stories about Costa Rican folklore and culture, this episode is sure to be intriguing!

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Did you know that in 1725 a man was sentenced to death for murder but was acquitted when a surgeon argued that the victim died from spontaneous combustion?

How about the fact that spontaneous combustion was used as one of the arguments against alcohol use by those in favor of Prohibition in the 1900s in the United States!?
Or here is something that’s a little bit closer to today; a case in Ireland from December 2010 in which a coroner reported that a person's official cause of death was spontaneous combustion!

Now, most of us have heard of spontaneous human combustion, and some even believe it's caused by something paranormal or otherworldly. Others feel that there is a more scientific reason behind it.

Either way, the topic is an interesting and weird one! In this episode, we'll dig into spontaneous combustion and its odd characteristics, along with how it has impacted culture, and we'll check out some of the theories behind it. And, of course, we'll take a look at some of the cases where spontaneous combustion was thought to have occurred.

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Today we dig into one topic that is interesting and quite frankly, a bit scary since it was a government-run operation. You may have heard about the CIA experimenting with LSD on unsuspecting people back in the 1950s and 60s. But have you heard of Operation Midnight Climax? We will take a look at LSD; touch on the basics of the top-secret project, MK-ULTRA; and dive into Subproject 42 of it, Operation Midnight Climax, which, as you will find out, is quite suitably named.

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Today's main story weaves together details from a fictional tale by Edgar Allen Poe and a real-life event that occurred 46 years later. There are some fascinating similarities between them that will shock you including cannibalism to survive a devastating shipwreck.
We'll also look at a story about Yasuke, Japan's African samurai. He was an elite warrior who was the first non-Japanese person to achieve the status of samurai. His extraordinary story is even more interesting since he worked for one of the most powerful and historical lords in Japanese history!
We'll dig into to both stories, The Cannibal Coincidence and Yasuke, Japan's African Samurai on this episode of House of the Curious.

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