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Anthrax, Marilyn Monroe, Hunley Submarine
Anthrax, Marilyn Monroe, Hunley Submarine
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Nov 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
On display at the Centers for Disease Control Museum in Atlanta is a seemingly simple cardboard box. Once, its contents were tied to a deadly outbreak that left the nation paralyzed with fear. So what exactly did this box carry? Among the glitzy treasures at the Hollywood Museum in California is one item that looks decidedly ordinary. It's a small plastic pill bottle, and on its faded label is the name, Marilyn Monroe. What does this bottle have to do with the icon's untimely death? The Warren Lasch Conservation Center in Charleston, South Carolina houses a groundbreaking Civil War submarine. During its maiden voyage, it vanished without a trace. What happened to the sub and its crew?For even more Mysteries at the Museum, head to discovery+. Go to discoveryplus.com/mystery to start your 7-day free trial today. Terms apply.
Released:
Nov 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The Spruce Goose, T-Rex named Sue, The Slinky: The largest aircraft to be built almost entirely from wood. It is the “H‐4 Hercules”, better known as “The Spruce Goose” in McMinnville, Oregon at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum. On display at Chicago's Field Museum the remains of "Sue", the largest T-Rex ever discovered, reveal answers to the question; what was life like for the king of the prehistoric food chain? In upstate New York, in Rochester's Strong National Museum of Play we discover how one of the world's most popular toys was a failed invention from World War Two. by Mysteries at the Museum