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10 min listen

UI #17 - Extracting Gold from Seawater: The true story of the 1897 invention of the "accumulator" that was designed to extract gold from the world's oceans. by Useless Information Podcast

20 min listen

UI #28 - The Cranberry Crisis of 1959: Can you imagine Thanksgiving without cranberries? That actually happened in 1959 when cooks across America tossed out all of their cranberry products. by Useless Information Podcast

23 min listen

UI #22 - The Fake Epidemic: Incredible true story of two Polish doctors that used the microbe Proteus OX19 to create a pseudo typhus epidemic, which saved the lives of over 8,000 people. by Useless Information Podcast

22 min listen

UI #23 - The Day the US Dropped 4 H-Bombs on Spain: The residents of Palomares in Spain are still dealing with the effects of the four hydrogen bombs accidentally dropped on this small fishing village back in 1966. by Useless Information Podcast

19 min listen

UI #12 - Antarctica's Red Light District: Yes, it appears that scientists may have finally found what appears to be Earth's southernmost red-light district. This is a story about penguins and what they do in their spare time. This time, however, it is the betrayed husband who is left home crying. by Useless Information Podcast

13 min listen

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7 min listen

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4 min listen

UI #4 - Titanic - The Unsinkable Violet Jessop: The incredible true story of the unsinkable Violet Jessop and her survival of the collisions of the three sister ships - Olympic, Titanic, Britannic. The story that the movie should have been based on. by Useless Information Podcast

9 min listen

UI #13 - Henrietta Swan Leavitt Unlocks the Universe: The largely untold story of human computer Henrietta Leavitt and how she unlocked the key to the vast universe. by Useless Information Podcast

22 min listen

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12 min listen

UI #30 - The Strange Kidnapping of Milly McGill: Long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story. by Useless Information Podcast

18 min listen

UI #2 - Bat Bombs - The Other Secret Weapon: Fascinating true story of the development by the US government of incendiary bombs carried by living bats during World War II. One can't help but wonder if WWII would have ended differently if this weapon had been used. by Useless Information Podcast

10 min listen

UI #9 - The Terminal Starring Sir Alfred???: Do you recall the Tom Hanks' movie The Terminal? His character was stuck in the airport and was unable to leave. Believe it or not, this was very loosely based on a true story, one that was much more unusual with a sadder ending. by Useless Information Podcast

9 min listen

UI #10 - The Hanging of Will Purvis: Will Purvis hanged for the murder of another man, yet was able to walk away after the hanging was over. Possibly a case of divine intervention, but we will never know for sure. by Useless Information Podcast

11 min listen

UI #5 - The Gimli Glider: The true story of a Boeing 767 that ran out of fuel at 41,000 feet and lost total power. With no airport within gliding range, find out how these courageous pilots dealt with this frightening live or die situation. by Useless Information Podcast

9 min listen

UI #25 - Escape in a Homemade Submarine: Fascinating true story of three Milwaukee men that started bombing Milwaukee Sears stores in an effort to obtain $100,000 and escape in their homemade submarine. by Useless Information Podcast

20 min listen

UI #32 - The Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt: Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was sterilized at age 20 by her mother and two doctors, yet had no knowledge that the procedure was being done. Find out how they tricked her into the surgery. by Useless Information Podcast

27 min listen

UI #46 - Grady the Cow: After giving birth to a stillborn, Grady the Cow just bolted from sight. It was then that her owner realized she had somehow gotten her large body through the tiny door to the concrete silo. by Useless Information Podcast

24 min listen

UI #20 - US Army Bicycle Corp: Hard to believe, but the United States Army once had a bicycle corp. by Useless Information Podcast

23 min listen

UI #11 - The Great Toilet Paper Shortage: Learn about one of the most unusual shortages ever in US history - one that was all started by Tonight Show host Johnny Carson. by Useless Information Podcast

16 min listen

UI #18 - Come Dancing with Henry Ford: For many years, the most popular episode recorded on this podcast. Henry Ford is best remembered as the father of the Model T and the assembly line, but his efforts to get the American people dancing is nearly forgotten. by Useless Information Podcast

21 min listen

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9 min listen

UI #31 - The Phantom Sniper: The Phantom Sniper terrorized women of the Los Angeles area in the early 1950's. He was captured because of one minor mistake that most people would have easily overlooked. by Useless Information Podcast

24 min listen

UI #56 - Apple Annie: Long forgotten story about a poor woman named Helen McCarthy who was able to live a fairytale life for 24 hours. Sadly, she did not live happily ever after. by Useless Information Podcast

24 min listen

UI #40 - Coney Island's Baby Incubators: A premature baby born prior to the 1940's had little chance of survival unless the baby was lucky enough to be part of a popular sideshow exhibit at Coney Island. by Useless Information Podcast

25 min listen

UI #34 - Death by Exploding Playing Cards: William Kogut decided to end his life using a deck of ordinary playing cards. Learn how he managed to do so in this fascinating true story. by Useless Information Podcast

20 min listen

UI #19 - The Radium Girls: When the radioactive element radium was discovered, it quickly found its way into many products. One of those was glow-in-the dark watch faces, which were painted by women who licked their paint brushes to keep them pointed. This was a deadly mistake. by Useless Information Podcast

24 min listen

UI #42 - Noach Goldberg's Wooden Leg: Frank Laiken skipped town to avoid paying alimony in 1928 and was never to be seen again. His ex-wife Rose learned of a man named Noach (Noah) Goldberg who had died in Vienna. It was his wooden leg that made her certain that Noah was her husband. by Useless Information Podcast

19 min listen

UI #41 - Conrad Cantzen's Shoes: Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Listen to the story of this bizarre provision in this down-on-his-luck actor's handwritten will. by Useless Information Podcast

22 min listen

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