THE LORE YOU KNOW

Myths, legends, and folklore from around the world, with a healthy dose of getting our facts straight. Sister blog of the podcast You Totally Made That Up

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How Tuberculosis Inspired the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic

Some families were so desperate they were willing to try anything, even exhuming their loved ones.

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Episode #45: What’s Going On Down There

Nash & special guest Phil cover the unbelievable story of that time some people in America lost their ever-loving minds & had themselves a vampire-related meltdown. 

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When A Mob Burned The Heart Of A Teenage "Vampire" Suspected Of Killing Her Family

And it happened much more recently than you'd think.

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Centralia: The Ghost Town Abandoned Because of the Fire Beneath It

When you think of American ghost towns, it's likely that you picture a crumbling Wild West outpost. However, in the middle of Pennsylvania, there’s a town that disappeared far more recently.

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Episode #44: Pools And Pits (Part Two)

Join Nash & Tiff as they continue to talk about some bizarre catastrophes that devastated homes & lives - disasters that were far from natural.

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Episode #43: Pools And Pits (Part One)

Join Nash & Tiff as they talk about some bizarre catastrophes that devastated homes & lives - disasters that were far from natural.

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Remembering Boston's Great Molasses Flood of 1919

On January 15, 1919, Boston suffered one of history’s strangest disasters when the “Great Molasses Flood” tore through the city's North End and deposited so much gooey residue that locals claimed they could still smell the molasses on warm days decades later.

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Episode #41: Something Suddenly Came Up

Nash & Tiff once asked you to join them as they talked about what could be hiding in the snow. Now they ask you to come along as they revisit one of those stories, because as you’ll see, they just can’t let it go. That was a bad joke. But seriously, did the movie “Frozen” really solve the Dyatlov Pass Mystery? Let’s find out.

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How Disney's "Frozen" Led to a Breakthrough in Russia's Dyatlov Pass Mystery

Sixty-two years ago, nine hikers died in what's now Dyatlov Pass in Russia after fleeing their tent for unknown reasons. Using models inspired by Disney's 'Frozen,' scientists have come up with an explanation for the incident.

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The True Story of Phineas Gage Is Much More Fascinating Than the Mythical Textbook Accounts

On Sept. 13, 1848, at around 4:30 p.m., the time of day when the mind might start wandering, a railroad foreman named Phineas Gage filled a drill hole...

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Episode #39: Where To Stick Your Rod

Come along as Nash & Tiff examine two medical marvels - one has a stomach seemingly made of steel & the other has a brain that doesn’t give up.

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Tarrare, the Greatest Glutton of All Time

He was able to consume his own weight in beef by the time he was 17

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