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Episode 22: Blood Moon
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This week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners.
Episode Tabs:
The Great Moon Hoax
https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-news
The Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels
https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels
Listener Tabs:
https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty
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Manage episode 424392487 series 3548817
This week we conclude the story of the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and learn about crown jewel thief Colonel Thomas Blood. A listener email explains why ancient Greek statues always had tiny wieners.
Episode Tabs:
The Great Moon Hoax
https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_great_moon_hoax
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/moon-shot-race-a-hoax-and-the-birth-of-fake-news
The Irish Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels
https://britishheritage.com/history/man-steals-crown-jewels
Listener Tabs:
https://www.dw.com/en/why-do-ancient-statues-have-such-small-penises/a-65151780
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemophilia_in_European_royalty
Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.com
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs
500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7
Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7a
SUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to https://nebula.tv/500opentabs
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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