Bat People, Lunar Beavers & Human Skin Books
Summary
Hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan-Toth discuss the 1835 Great Moon Hoax, a fabricated newspaper story about lunar life that fooled the public and annoyed astronomer John Herschel. They then explore bizarre museum exhibits worldwide, including preserved body parts like Antonio Scarpa’s head and Galileo’s finger, a book bound in human skin, and the severed head of serial killer Peter Curtin. The episode also features listener mail and a list of strange international fast-food items.
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