Weird World Podcast

In these days of heightened awareness about the dangers of germs, we bring you the story of the woman who killed hundreds just by cooking their food. Or did she? Let’s find out.

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-typhoid-mary

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-frightening-legacy-of-typhoid-mary-180954324/

https://untappedcities.com/2020/03/13/the-strange-story-of-typhoid-mary-quarantined-on-north-brother-island/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/local-history/story/2020-03-13/recalling-typhoid-mary

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/mar/10/typhoid-mary-super-spreader-history

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Are little undiscovered creatures buzzing around your head when you go camping and you don't even know it? If you have never heard of air rods, you should listen to this episode. Just don't forget to take video because that's the only way you will see them. Just listen, it will all make sense.

Part 2 of spooky urban legends gets spookier still with ghostly stories, vengeful spirits (the Japanese ones are the best), and some urban legend classics like hooks on car door handles and why that car following you on a dark night might not mean what you think it means.

What would you do if you got lost on Japan's rugged Mount Asahi with no help in sight? Night coming, temperature dropping. If you were a fan of Gilligan’s Island or Astro Boy you might use tree trunks to build a huge SOS sign visible from the sky. But that's when the plot twists start in the story of the Japanese SOS.

Everyone knows there are no monkeys native to North America. But what if everyone is wrong? Wouldn't that monkey be able to run fast, leap far, attack moving cars, eat sheep and occassionally people? Of course they would. And we would call them Devil Monkeys.