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30 Morbid Minutes

30 Morbid Minutes

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Journey into the morbid, macabre, gruesome and unexplained, with comedians and friends Elyse Willems and Jessica Vasami. Covering topics like: untimely deaths on cruise ships, sleep paralysis demons, celebrity death hoaxes, obituary bandits, pesky cursed objects, spontaneous human combustion, zombie apocalypses, the Victorian obsession with death, screaming mummies, the Dark Forest alien paradox, medical malpractice, good old-fashioned cannibalism, and so much more. Episodes on Mondays. ***F ...
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American Hysteria

chelsey weber-smith

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.
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Omnibus

Omnibus

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Every week, Ken Jennings and John Roderick add a new entry to the OMNIBUS, an encyclopedic reference work of strange-but-true stories that they are compiling as a time capsule for future generations.
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OBSCURUS

BISWAJIT BANERJEE

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OBSCURUS is your weekly dose of paranormal fiction. Every Wednesday OBSCURUS features new short stories and serialized novels written by novelist, screenwriter, and voice-over artist Biswajit Banerjee. The realm of the paranormal stretches far beyond the usual horror story. So, while you will get to listen to lots of ghost stories on this podcast, there will also be many tales of lesser known paranormal themes.
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Creepy History

Fraser & Jennifer Coffeen

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These are the creepy and weird stories that make history great, the ones you wish they taught you in school. Unexplained phenomenon, real life zombies, bank robbers dressed like Santa, haunted dolls, spontaneous human combustion... it's all here. Every week we tell two stories, plus share a creepy cocktail. Join us and dive into the weird and creepy stories you love to hear! New episodes every Thursday. Hosted by Fraser & Jennifer Coffeen. Twitter: @CreepyHist Instagram: @CreepyHistPod
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Lost Rhetoric

Jason Dinges

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Lost Rhetoric is a haven for tellers of strange tales. Non-Expert host Jason Dinges converses with his Non-Expert friends to bring you stories & ideas from the realm of the weird. https://lostrhetoric.com/
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This is The Fighting Cock. A Tottenham Hotspur podcast hosted by Flav, with Alex, Cal, Jon, Ricky, Spooky and T on rotation. Engineer Al remotely edits and mixes our degenerate dissection of all things THFC. Up the Spurs! Love the shirt. You may have heard the AG1 read before the latest podcast. Use this link to sign up: https://drinkag1.com/tfc > Patreon - http://bit.ly/2uECfa3 > Twitter - http://bit.ly/2wleG6z > Facebook - http://bit.ly/39bN7LM > Instagram - http://bit.ly/3ae2GCx > WhatsAp ...
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Backseat Gamer Podcast

Backseat Gamers

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You want video game news? A place where people give out some opinions on video games or maybe just something to listen to and laugh out loud? Well you've come to the right place! The Backseat Gamer Podcast, starring; Karl Smith, JD and David Wallace, who bring you the latest gaming news, stories and opinions. New episode every Friday, so why not give it a listen? ( WARNING SIDE EFFECTS OF THIS SHOW MAY INCLUDE; Addiction to podcast, Drooling from the mouth, Increased Heart Rate, Explosive lu ...
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MidWest Mystery Quest

Jess and Chrissy

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We are from the MidWest and curious not only about our own area, but all around the country and the world. We delve into mysteries, murder, mayhem, and other evil doings, as well as cemeteries and whatever else we may come across that we find interesting.
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A paranormal podcast delving into mysteries such as disappearances, cryptids, monsters, extraterrestrials, ghosts, and just about any other paranormal stuff we can come up with -- and then trying to make sense of it all.
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Shadows of Chi Town

Adam Wagster

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Join Kyle and Wags, two childhood friends, as they discuss the true crimes, historical events, urban legends, and pop culture that helped shape Chicago and the United States, all while trying to resurrect LaserDiscs. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shadowsofchitown/support
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Wickedly Macabre

TiffaDee Productions

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We are 2 best friends one who is fascinated by true crime cases and the other is obsessed with true paranormal occurrences and the unexplained. Biweekly we flip the coin of fate to decide which story we will tell; Heads: True crime; Tails: Paranormal. Join us every other Sunday evening to find out! Email: [email protected] Website: https://wickedly-macabre.onpodium.com/ Merch: https://wickedlymacabre.threadless.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Wickedlymacabre?fan_landing=true.
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Conspiracy Realists

Austin Harvey, Nick Sarnelli, and Gino Caputo

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Comedians Austin Harvey, Nick Sarnelli, and Gino Caputo investigate some of the world's most ridiculous conspiracy theories on their journey to find the truth.
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Enter The Rift

Kenneth & Garrett C.

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Your place for the paranormal, the weird, and high strangeness. Join brothers Kenny and Garrett as they discuss various topics including cryptids, monsters, shadow people, and more in an often funny way. Now let's Enter The Rift! Have an experience with anything weird? Let us know! We would love to hear anything about Faeries, Dog Man encounters, Bigfoot, Aliens, or whatever else is out there.
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All episodes starting in 2022 feature better audio and fewer ads! The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives. Join long-time paranormal writer and researcher Gene Steinberg, a team of knowledgeable guest cohosts, a ...
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The REal Crime Podcast

The REal Crime Podcast - Christina & Kristen

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A true crime podcast from the point of view of an active realtor. Home isn't always what it seems to be. Join me, Christina Van De Water and my crime loving friend Kristen Varney as we explore real estate related murders, haunted houses, cursed properties and anything else our REally freaky hearts can dig up in this garden!
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The Eniqma

The Eniqma

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We read, listen, recount stories that fascinate us. It’s the stories that we can relate to the most are the ones that become a part of who we are. It excites us knowing that living in the ordinary can also be extraordinary. From the tales and legends that are forgotten and the stories that keep us up at night, I bring you stories from the dark. This is The Eniqma. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theeniqma/support
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How We Were Wrong

How We Were Wrong

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Welcome to the How We Were Wrong podcast! Each week our hosts Rob & Tom discuss a different topic point with the aim of learning something new and sharing it with the listener. For the first half of the podcast the hosts (often misguidedly) examine a topic area unfamiliar to them, before going away to research said topic. Upon their return, they look at how wrong they were...
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In this one we try to do a chilled international break Q&A and end up arguing about lateness, storms and danger w*nks before getting properly into Spurs. We chat Odobert, the Ironclaw-level injury curse, Solanke as the “forgotten man”, Richarlison and Brennan Johnson’s futures, rank the top five players in the squad and talk young players, confiden…
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Send us a text Raven Riot returns to talk about SHC! I really can't wrap my brain around these cases & I think you'll find them interesting cause there really are no words to explain what happened to these people. The explanations don't add up & we are left with more questions than answers. What the hell causes these people to burn up into a pile o…
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Directed by Tobe Hooper with pod favorite Brad Dourif in a very rare lead role, this movie offers a lot, delivers on some other things, and answers some questions that were never asked. All and all, worth your time. GAZA IS IN RUINS lifeline4gaza.com gazafunds.org the sameer project +++++ Outro: The Bobs performing Spontaneous Human Combustion…
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Sarah Marshall is here to teach me about the confounding phenomenon of Spontaneous Human Combustion in which a person is found almost totally incinerated with no explanation, seeming to have burst into flames from within. From the Victorian era to the modern day, we will look at historical cases and modern explanations to try to separate fact from …
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In this one we sit down with Spurs commentator Rob Daly, the voice living rent free in all our heads after Bilbao. We chat about how he finds the right words in the biggest moments, the art of shutting up and letting the crowd breathe, Clive Allen nearly in tears, academy kids changing games from nowhere, and why podcasts are his cheat code for und…
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Sarah Marshall of You're Wrong About joins me to wade back into the tall tales that devil-spawned the friendship we have today. In honor of her brand new podcast miniseries from the CBC called The Devil You Know about the past, present and future of the Satanic Panic, we 'll check out some never-before-heard satanic cult source material from ⁠newsp…
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'Lovecraftian' horror + Tobe Hooper + apex 1980's Cannon Group = space epic cum zombie apocalypse via alien invasion with a mere soupçon of vampire lore, or, to its friends: Lifeforce. Another film that is better experienced than described, to which we say: "Is it good? No. Should you watch it? Yes!" GAZA is still besieged lifeline4gaza.com gazafun…
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Sometimes a surprise birthday party can result in an unforeseen death. We explore the dark statistical phenomenon that is the Birthday Effect. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠⁠Casey Edwards ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit …
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Our associate producer (and my brother) Riley Swedelius-Smith is here to tell our producer Miranda Zickler and me about the chaotic opening day of The Happiest Place on Earth way back in 1955. We’ll learn about the many quirks of Walt Disney, the events that unfolded as he tried to build his ludicrous dream, and how everything went down when it was…
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Visit ⁠MedExpress.co.uk⁠ to check your eligibility and get £30 off with code 'TFC'. We pick through a wild Spurs United draw where it went from nothing to nearly nicked to gut punch. We get into Frank’s pragmatism, the double pivot, and how Odebeir and Udogi fixed the balance, plus Tell’s finish and Richarlison’s moment and celebration. Booing, hom…
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Is it Risky Business meets Fright Night? Or The 'Burbs meets The Blob? John Hughes meets John Carpenter? All this and much, much less. MBIaV is a confused mash up of 80's suburban teen sex comedy and heavy handed 'tolerance' proselytizing. Confused? Us too. GAZA IS STILL UNDER FIRE lifeline4gaza.com gazafunds.org The Sameer Project +++++ Outro: Fun…
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Visit ⁠MedExpress.co.uk⁠ to check your eligibility and get £30 off with code TFC.We’re all buzzing after Spurs smashed Copenhagen 4­-0. We get emotional over van de Ven turning into a superstar before our eyes, argue about whether his goal was better than Son at Burnley, and tell the haters to let Xavi Simons breathe. There’s Richarlison penalty ch…
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We are fifth and somehow it feels awful. In this episode we try to unpack why. We revisit the Chelsea defeat, Caicedo’s clinic, and how our press collapsed at home. We talk creativity, Xavi Simons learning on the job, and whether set pieces are carrying us. Is it teething problems or a tactical flaw. Do we give Thomas Frank time or start dreaming a…
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Have you ever wondered if the person you are arguing with in a social media comment section is really a person at all? Perry Carpenter is a cybersecurity expert, author of FAIK: A Practical Guide to Living in a World of Deepfakes, Disinformation, and AI-Generated Deceptions, and host of The Faik Files podcast. I asked Perry to explain the phenomeno…
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Kicking off Nosferatu November we bring you this 80's teen vampire classic both of us had somehow never seen. With solid performances, some compelling ideas, great fx work, underdeveloped characters, we found Fright Night to be a good entry point for those new to the genre looking to get their feet wet. Accented Cinema Professor Brothers in The T.A…
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Ten away from 100!!! Woot! Happy Halloween yall! Thank you Doc so much for your continued support of the show. Y'all snuggle in for this one, the Armchair of Tusenuggee awaits! I have a correction I think I called Ms Janet Moses, Janice in the episode I do apologize! And y’all go follow Blue Goose Studio on the Facebook. She a gem of a person and a…
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EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/thefightingcock Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!We came in hot after Newcastle. We talked about why we look solid at the back and dangerous from set pieces, then why the other 80 percent of football is killing us right now. Spence showed good stuff but the shoelace corner is on us…
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Visit MedExpress.co.uk to check your eligibility and get £40 off with code TFC.We react to Tottenham’s 3–0 win away at Everton: a clinical, professional performance built on set-piece precision and defensive control. We break down Micky van de Ven’s brace, Pape Sarr’s late goal, and Guglielmo Vicario’s key saves that secured another clean sheet. We…
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What compels thrill-seekers and ghosthunters to spend the night amongst the gravestones? And how do local communities use cemeteries for special events and spooky movie nights? Find out, in 30 Morbid Minutes. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music b…
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Bloody Mary...Bloody Mary...Bloody Mary...For our Halloween special, we are going to trace the history of the slumber party ritual known as Bloody Mary in which a young summoner stands in the dark in front of a mirror to call up a dangerous, blood-soaked witch-woman. By looking at the Victorian era occult divination games of girls, the many cemeter…
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This is the story of a feline - called "Clovis" by humans - who desperately tries to warn his familiars of a deadly enemy in their midst. And when they fail to take appropriate action, he himself fights the battle they are reluctant to undertake. Starring the Dauphin's teenage companion, Boer Queen herself, plus some killer support from Ron Pearlma…
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EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/thefightingcock Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!Spurs are tougher to beat but still searching for a spark. We unpack the 0–0 in Monaco, Vicario’s big night, and why the No. 10 keeps getting bypassed. Is the Bentancur–Palhinha double pivot leaving a chasm to the forwards, and could…
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Spurs presenter Ben Haines joins The Lab to talk about the Europa League win in Bilbao, how the “Winners” documentary came together, and what changed inside the club under Vinai Venkatesham and Thomas Frank. We get into Ange’s standards, Thomas Frank’s culture work, analysts clipping live during matches, and why increased access has lifted trust am…
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A home loss to Villa sparks the big question: how much patience do we give Thomas Frank’s setup at Spurs. The boys pick apart the game plan, the double pivot, and why two outrageous strikes can flip a fair draw into a defeat. There is chat on over-reliance on Kudus, what Odobert is and is not yet, where Xavi Simons fits, and which midfield profile …
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Spooky enthusiasts rejoice, it's the most wonderful time of year: Halloween season! No better time than now to dive into the history behind America's most morbid holiday; how it started, where certain traditions like trick-or-treating come from, and how Halloween has evolved and popularized into more than just a commercial candy and costume fest. (…
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Flav, Ricky and Alex freewheel through elite snack poverty, lost retro Spurs shirts, the best and worst kits, Maddison’s YouTube series, Romero’s reputation, centre-back partnerships under Frank, Muani hype, loans and PSR talk, US live-show fantasies, flying dread, NFL at the Lane, and a grab-bag of listener questions that range from pure football …
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In the 1987 the Tallman Family of Horicon, Wisconsin were driven from their home by paranormal activity caused by an unexpectedly haunted artifact: bunk beds. Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices.…
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This is a rerelease of our 2023 Halloween special about the 12 Ft Skeleton Halloween craze and the strange history of our relationship to skeletons, both real and fake, stretching back hundreds of years. On 10/14 you can hear me on You're Wrong About covering Midnight Ghost Shows! I am doing a new series over on Patreon and Apple+ called Dispatches…
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This week we bring you a monster famous enough for the Misfits to have done a song about, but of which we had only heard the name. Directed by blockbuster creature designer Stan Winston, this small budget folk horror tale does more than we expected. GAZA NEEDS US Sameer Project lifeline4gaza.com gazafunds.org +++++ Outro: Ellen Reid w/Crash Test Du…
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We're joined by football finance expert Ben White to unpack Tottenham’s £100 million capital injection from the Lewis family. We explain why it is being done as a share issue rather than a loan, how amortisation and PSR shape what Spurs can actually spend, the Macquarie cash-advance story, and why Chelsea’s model is risky. We also talk timing, owne…
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Examining the real life mad doctors and their galvanic experiments that inspired one of literature's most famous monsters. (This episode was originally released October 10, 2023.) Leave us a review -- it helps the show! :) Follow Us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠30MorbidMinutes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jessica Vasami⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music by ⁠Casey Edwards Learn more a…
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What Went Wrong hosts Chris Winterbauer and Lizzie Bassett join me to tell the stories of three allegedly cursed horror movies and the unexplained events that befell the cast, crew, and sometimes even audiences. Were these films really possessed by dangerous, otherworldly energy? Or are we dealing with social conditions, marketing gimmicks, and saf…
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Spurs leave Leeds with three points after a professional away performance. We get into Thomas Frank’s in-game tweaks, Xavi Simons central, Udogie’s all-action display, and why away-day Spurs look miles ahead of home form. There is chat on Vicario’s big late saves, the midfield blend with Palhinha and Bentancur, and what changes once Solanke or Muan…
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WELCOME TO HOLLERWEEN From pod favorite director Stuart Gordon brings us Dolls (1986). Emotionally abusive parents, an 'overactive' imagination, an elderly couple who live in a castle off the beaten path -- all the hallmarks of a tale Jacob and Wilhelm would have put in their 19th C. collection. Plus we give a full retelling of watching someone's f…
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