Oddity Poddity: A Paranormal Podcast

Though amusement parks are a place for family fun, they can also be the scene of tragedy. This is doubly true for Lake Shawnee Amusement Park in Rock, West Virginia, which has seen more than its share of death since way before the admission gates opened!

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It's hot as a murphistopholes today, but we shouldn't complain! Not when there are hundreds of unfortunate souls who've gone up in smoke due to a phenomenon known as spontaneous human combustion. For centuries there have been countless reports of people who've caught fire without warning and without explanation. All of them share eerie similarities: nothing is left of the victim, save for a pile of ashes and a pair of feet or legs (and sometimes a skull). And despite the intense heat, nothing else is burned except for the victim and the chair or floor they rested upon. How? What makes this happen? How can we protect ourselves? Or should we just carry a fire extinguisher in our pockets at all times? Listen and learn!
Sources:
Ablaze! The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human Combustion, by Larry E. Arnold
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/spontaneous-human-combustion-woman-who-suffered-burns-in-germany-spurs-debate-about-controversial-phenomenon-a6722166.html

https://www.britannica.com/story/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real#:~:text=Late%20at%20night%20on%20Christmas,entire%20body%20except%20her%20feet.

https://www.thedeadhistory.com/blog/the-mysterious-death-of-mary-hardy-reeser

https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2019/01/spontaneous-human-combustion-and-the-enlightenment.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/woman-appears-to-spontaneously-burst-into-flames-on-park-bench-a6721941.html

https://www.cremationassociation.org/page/CremationProcess

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/chilling-stories-behind-people-spontaneously-24189841

http://www.strangehistory.net/2011/11/27/spontaneous-human-combustion-and-witchcraft/

http://winsham.blogspot.com/2015/04/the-end-of-witch-or-spontaneous.html

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/08/22/doctors-investigate-indian-baby-for-spontaneous-combustion

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One October day 128 years ago, Zona Heaster fell in love at first sight with a strapping blacksmith named Trout Shue. Their whirlwind romance would end in murder. The twist? The case was solved by the ghost of the victim. Or was it?

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Arkansas was once a sanctuary for America's most notorious gangsters. Today we talk about the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Al Capone's favorite hangout, and the ghost that still linger there.

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Holidays are for family fun and what's more fun than exacting revenge on someone who insulted your family? NOTHING! Nothing is more fun. If you haven't heard the famous tale of retribution by Edgar Allan Poe, or even if you have, join me for a retelling that will remind you how much you love your fam!

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