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The world can be a scary place. That’s why learning more about the darker side of humanity and history can be educational. Other times, it can satisfy our (in some cases morbid) curiosity. So if you're a fan of mysteries and the unknown, you've come to the right place.

Once again, we're featuring the Creepy.org X account here on Bored Panda. It's a place to explore the darker corners of the world. The page features "weird videos, historical oddities and unexplained mysteries." So scroll down and see the newest additions from them. That is, if you dare!

Bored Panda sought out the creators of a podcast about strange, bizarre and unexpected phenomena. Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth host The Box of Oddities show and are the recipients of the Webby Award. We had a chat with them about what makes people interested in the mysterious and the unknown. They also told us about their research process and shared their favorite stories from the podcast. Read our interview with Kat and Jethro below!

More info: Creepy.org | The Box of Oddities | Listen to The Box of Oddities here!

The Creepy.org account has almost 600k followers. That is a lot when you consider it's not even 1 year old – its inception was in February 2023. Bored Panda wrote about Creepy.org back in May and we even had a short conversation with the creator.

They were kind enough to tell us the backstory of the page. "I have a great passion for creepy things in general, but what inspired me to create a community in this niche was when I bought the domain name http://creepy.org last year through an auction."

"My first thought was to create a site about morbid curiosities and oddities, but due to lack of time, I abandoned the project and focused on a Twitter account instead. That's how the 'Creepy' Twitter page was born, and now I use the http://creepy.org domain to redirect to it," the creator of the page told us back then.

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

F**k fundamentalists of every religion on Earth. They are the best proof God does not exist. If there were a god, s/he would not let these monsters speak in his/her name.

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Even then, the creator was taken aback by the success of the page. "I think I was kind of lucky that my page became so popular because many big accounts started following me and retweeting my posts right from the beginning," they said in May.

The 'Creepy' owner also talked about how they find content to post on X . "I must say that I'm an avid Redditor and also a moderator of some large subreddits, and from there I choose most of my posts."

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The creator must know the secret to why morbid and scary things are so on the rise right now. They had a theory about why we like creepy and scary things: "It happens because when we are terrified, the brain releases a hormone called dopamine, which some people find thrilling." 

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"Also, creepy stuff is often intriguing: is the devil real, are ghosts real, does hell exist? Humans have a tendency to find solutions to everything, but these are questions humans don't have a definitive answer for yet," the creator concluded.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

did a bit of googling and apparently the sister that was pronounced dead had an epileptic seizure and was incorrectly pronounced dead. she was buried the following morning. there is a snopes page about it and its been unproven as to whether the story is true or not.

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But what do The Box of Oddities hosts have to say about why we're into scary and unusual stories? Kat says it's likely because it's a way for us to escape from mundane everyday life. "I think a lot of people are not particularly wowed by the everyday small talk that we end up having on a day-to-day basis," she says. "They want to get deeper and see what makes us, as humans, tick."

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Jethro seconds her: "We're drawn to the things on the fringe of society because they are interesting, they’re the things we couldn’t learn at school or that we shouldn’t talk about at the dinner table."

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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine living there...knowing what's up once the cat visits you at night. Would have been interesting to know though how often the cat visited patients that didn't die.

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If you haven't clocked it yet, Kat and Jethro are married. The couple says that the contents of their podcasts are things they would end up discussing with each other at the end of a day. 

"These are the kinds of things that intrigue us and we'd end up talking about at the end of the day," Kat says. "Things like 'Did you know they found a 12,000-year-old fossilized Viking poop in York, England?' is kind of our 'pillow talk,'" Jethro steps in with his quick wit.

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Kat and Jethro say that they rarely have trouble finding stories for their podcast. Even after 600 episodes! "There are so many things that fit into The Box of Oddities," Jethro says. "Because the world around us is composed of the bizarre and the paranormal, we have no problem finding incredible things to talk about." 

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I could be in Alaska in a blizzard and a mosquito would find me and attack.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's the face of a goat who has had enough of your s**t and is done taking orders.

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The process of research is organic for them. "We each choose a topic to surprise each other and we both have our own research and writing style," Jethro tells Bored Panda. The pair tries to balance more outrageous stories, leaving the more lighthearted ones for the ending.

"[We] decide, if one of us has a particularly rough story, that should 'go first' so as not to leave the listener with a bummer topic," Kat says. Jethro calls himself more of a believer of the two. “[Kat] says sometimes my topics require more fact-checking,” he chuckles.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder if this means they could grow these kinds of mushrooms to absorb radiation when needed

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks like a scene from a kids movie or TV show, I can’t believe this is actually real

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Jethro shares a story that left a deep impression on him. "One of my favorite topics was about Cheddar Man, the oldest complete human skeleton ever found in Britain, dating back over 10,000 years to the Mesolithic period. The skeleton was discovered in Gough's Cave in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, 1903."

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'll get downvoted, but he was an idiot for going out there without proper preparation. Darwin Award

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I went to a similar place, and I hated it. Spent just over 5 minutes in there before it was too much.

Lunaofthenest (She/they)
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about it was so unsettling, if you don't mind my asking? Is it something you can describe (I'm just very curious as I literally cannot wrap my mind around this level of silence.)

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Liz Reid
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be intrigued to try it as I have tinnitus so always hear something!

Tabula Rasa
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Smithsonian: "The quietest place on earth, an anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota, is so quiet that the longest anybody has been able to bear it is 45 minutes. Inside the room it's silent. So silent that the background noise measured is actually negative decibels, -9.4 dBA."

SCP 4666
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sounds (pun intended) like a torture chamber. What would happen if you lock someone in there for an entire day

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Katie Lutesinger
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There was a famous experimental composer who spent time in a space like this, and was surprised and frustrated to realise it wasn't "really" silent, though he did come away with the useful thought that maybe there's no such thing as "true" silence, which he used as inspiration for his very weird music. Damn, what was his name again? Oh yeah, John Cage! The guy who went on to compose a "piece" which was literally four minutes and thirty three seconds of the pianist just sitting in front of the piano without ever touching the keys. It's all just too highbrow for me, unfortunately.

VonBlade
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not just sitting there not touching the keys, it's actively not playing. Focussing upon all the things you can hear that aren't the piano. It's kinda an interesting way of making people focus upon the now and their surroundings.

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Cyber Returns
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

*mom goes in* "Ah, 5 minutes should be fine" *10 seconds later, family comes in* "Where's my {object}, What's for dinner, I'm bored"

MellonCollie
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That entirely depends on how large this room is. If it would be small enough to touch the walls and ceiling from a normal standing position, say like an elevator, hell to the no. It's be having a panick attac in no time with those spikes - which are probably soft, but the look of them is horrible!

Belandriel
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think the shape swallows the soundwaves instead of reflecting them.

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Lee
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I suffer from pulsatile tinnitus- I can hear my own heartbeat in my head. The more anxious I am, the louder and freakier it sounds.

EP
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes it’s the worst. It’s tinnitus to a rythym and it never stops and only gets louder under stress.

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Mr. Nurse Man
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would want to go in for a bit while wearing medical recording equipments I measure what how my body reacts to such silence. For science!

J O
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't do silence. It's painful to me, and loud.

Alexandria Tyme
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to go there, a few hours without noisy neighbours slamming doors & waking me several time through the night sounds like bliss

ShellsBells
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was thinking the same. I wonder if my brain would go into hypermode trying to process all the noises my body is making while "Hips don't lie" by Shakira plays gently in the background.

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Fat Harry
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've been in one of these! I was taking part in a friend's degree study and had to listen to various musical notes and say whether they were higher or lower than the previous.

DAVID GONZALEZ
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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

apparently, you can also hear your nerves, popping and zinging away. eerie stuff

Trophy Husband
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I worked one place where I would be the only one left in the building late at night. Sometimes I would sit and listen to the silence. That's how I know there were rats in the ceiling, I could hear them running around!

John Harrison
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you to the people talking about their tinnitus. I wish no one had it, but at the same time it's comforting knowing that so many others have it.

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7 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was 10 my father took me to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. At the very bottom of the cave they turn out the lights for a couple of minutes. You literally cannot see your hand in front of your eyes. I can imagine when everyone has departed for the day, the silence is deafening.

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10 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am always in company of my tinnitus (both ears, for at least 30 years now). I would so much like to feel silence again. This room wouldn't help anyway

KieLeaHar
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No I wouldn’t want to be there. I have a lot of medical issues including arthritis-everywhere-. I already have to hear my bones cracking and popping all the time I don’t wanna be in a room like that. Apparently this room they can bring on a load of paranoia…

Oddly Me
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hard enough to adjust to no sound, but to be surrounded by these sharp pointed projectiles...no thanks, not even for a lot of money.

Jasmijn
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pfft I can hear my bones without that. They make creaking or cracking noises.

Caroline Overill
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually being “of an age” I can usually hear my bones moving.

sam thecat
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Are those sharp blades? I don’t understand how you’d sit there.

Kristal
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I really want to go into one of these rooms! Not sure if I'd last a while or not but am super curious to try

Laura Williams
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes want to know what my bones sound like when they move. Yes I'm a weird cookie.

SonicAlchemy
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope, couldn't do it. I need some kind of white/background noise at all times regardless of where I am and what I'm doing or I crawl with restlessness and anxiety. My family and I listen to talk radio at the dinner table because I can't stand the awkward silence in between sporadic conversation and eating.

the next chapter
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The quietest place recorded on earth is a cave in a mountain range in Italy

David
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wondered how that could but but I was just googling 0 db and it doesn't mean zero sound. TIL and all that.

Luc Gagnon
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoa, what are these called and do they exist in many places?

Panda-riffic
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm sorry, the only thing I can think of is "pull my finger". Would you hear anything? ;-)

Ai-Li Mae Sarvis
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this can be terrifying, but I think it's an experience to be had.

Pyla
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

sounds like my bedroom, I live in a quiet rural environment. Very quiet.

Sheena Morrison
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my bedroom, when I'm still, I can only hear myself breathing. If I hold my breath, I hear nothing. It's very restful.

TheAnimalGoddess
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... Ummm... Do other people not hear their heart beating & their bones move? I do...

Charl Marx
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11 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Being neurodiverse and having audio sensory issues, I think I'll give that one a miss. I really don't fancy hearing my bones moving.

Beth H
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have some sensory deprivation salt water floats and it is so dark and quiet. Unnerving in the beginning. Hard to imagine how much more quiet a room could be.

Christof Irran
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The Veritasium guy spent ~50 minutes in one without experiencing any adverse sensations. Very anticlimactic.

My O My
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to try that out! I'm curious as a cat and can be quite resilent. However I really hate the look of this room. Gives off The Cube vibes.

Skara Brae
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For work, I once had to visit a lab with a quiet room similar to this because we needed to test how loud a new product was. The lab technician was almost 2 hours late. I ended up taking a really good nap in the room while waiting.

Tameeza Joyce Lightowler
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If anyone is from the UK? Didn't Stephen Fry go into this room and try it on a TV programme? I think it was him.

wowbagger
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't get it. Deaf people don't go crazy from silence.

Anna Bąk
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hmmm... why not, but I do not need that chamber to hear my bones moving :D

TheBlueBitterfly
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. Can't stand the distant, roaring diesel-engine sound when it's quiet. I need my white noise.

pebs
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As I get older, I can hear my bones rattling even in a normal environment, unfortunately.

Shark Lady
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm intrigued by this, mainly because I have tinnitus and I wonder how loud it would be

Giraffy Window
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can already hear my heart beat and my bones move. What this would actually do for me is make my tinnitus completely unbearable.

Echo
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I already hear my heartbeat and stuff 24/7. I'd check it out ngl

Lou Cam
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wouldn't work on me, I have my tinnitus to provide its own music everywhere I go.

A C
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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nooooooo, the thoughts in my head are loud enough already! I'll pass thanks 😅

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The story had a breakthrough in 2018 – experts conducted a groundbreaking DNA analysis of Cheddar Man's remains. "It revealed that the 9,000-year-old skeleton had a living relative named Adrian Targett," Jethro continues. "Separated by nearly 300 generations, Adrian taught history less than a mile from where the skeleton was discovered."

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We also asked the hosts whether they've ever encountered a story that they deemed too heavy for the podcast. "There's not been anything that we COULDN'T put in the podcast, but there have been many topics we've chosen not to," Jethro admits.

Kat says that they've perhaps become more selective over the years. "We have changed as people, our topics have changed. For example, there are events that we've talked about in earlier episodes that I think now I maybe wouldn't have abandoned, but certainly might have approached differently," she reflects.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I watched a YouTube video about this just yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it. It must have been so terrifying. I can’t see the appeal in trying to go through such small spaces in the dark.

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Don't hesitate to check out Kat and Jethro's podcast on your preferred platform. The Box of Oddities podcast covers everything from strange medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, from the paranormal to unusual cultural practices. 

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And it's not just a podcast about creepy phenomena. The hosts Kat and Jethro approach each episode with humor and provide entertaining commentary. If you're thirsty for more weird and unusual things, give them a listen!

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Folks, don't believe everything right away, because the German is far too modern for the 17th century...the oldest still legible engraving dates from 1616, but this engraving is from the 20th century...this »hunger stone« is located in the town of Děčín in the Czech Republic...

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Frogs also push down their eyes to help them swallow, if you want another creepy frog eyes fact.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Somehow this is more creepy then watching a ordinary x-ray with just the bones.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was nervous about my MRI but when the procedure started, I thought it sounded like Pink Floyd Welcome to the Machine. So I just grooved to it.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hydrocephalus is a condition in which an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) occurs within the brain. This typically causes increased pressure inside the skull. Older people may have headaches, double vision, poor balance, urinary incontinence, personality changes, or mental impairment. In babies, it may be seen as a rapid increase in head size. Other symptoms may include vomiting, sleepiness, seizures, and downward pointing of the eyes. (wikipedia)

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ve never liked when dares go too far, but this just breaks my heart.

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11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

People that were believed to be vampires were executed with an iron nail through the head. The dead that were believed to be victim of a vampire had the same treatment in case they became vampires too. This was done in the coffin before placing the lid on top and the nail went into the ground to hold them there and not allow them to get free by anchoring them to the earth

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