43 min listen
Leopold and Loeb, U2 Spy Plane, Chewing Gum
Leopold and Loeb, U2 Spy Plane, Chewing Gum
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Apr 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Hidden in the Kansas Museum of History in Topeka is a piece of machinery that inadvertently contributed to one of the nation's most tragic natural disasters. On display at the Connecticut Air and Space Center is a craft that may alter the story of man's first flight. And the Cold War Museum in Virginia is home to a deadly contraption that is linked to one of the most perilous top secret missions in U.S. history.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:
Apr 6, 2023
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