Narrated and executive produced by Aaron Mahnke, with Robin Miniter as Senior Producer, research and writing help from the Grim & Mild team, and audio production from Otis Gray. ———————— EPISODE SOURCES Recent News “Scientist believes that he's unlocked the key to out-of-body experiences,” NPR, https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/05/1185868647/brain-out-of-body-experience “Library book returned after 119 years,” HuffPo, https://www.huffpost.com/entry/overdue-book-returned-119-years-later_n_64a8eb7ae4b0e5efaadc0038 “Velociraptor statue heist ends with 3 arrests in South Dakota,” CBS, https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/velociraptor-statue-heist-ends-with-3-arrests-in-south-dakota/#:~:text=Police%20detained%20the%20three%20suspects,exhibits%2C%20in%20an%20email%20Friday Old News “Has Mysterious Signal From Space Finally Been Explained?,” NBC News, June 14, 2017, https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/has-mysterious-signal-space-finally-been-explained-ncna771671 “The 'Wow!' Signal: One Man's Search for SETI's Most Tantalizing Trace of Alien Life,” The Atlantic, February 16, 2012, https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/the-wow-signal-one-mans-search-for-setis-most-tantalizing-trace-of-alien-life/253093/ “The 40-Year Old Mystery of the "Wow!" Signal Was Just Solved,” Futurism, June 7, 2017, https://futurism.com/the-40-year-old-mystery-of-the-wow-signal-was-just-solved “The Wow! Signal: An alien missed connection?,” Astronomy, September 30, 2020, https://www.astronomy.com/science/the-wow-signal-an-alien-missed-connection “1672: The Year the Dutch Ate Their Prime Minister.” The Daily Beagle, May 2, 2013. https://thedailybeagle.net/2013/05/02/1672-the-year-the-dutch-ate-their-prime-minister “That One Time the Dutch People Ate Their Prime Minister.” Historia Corner, June 26, 2023. https://historiacorner.com/crime/that-one-time-the-dutch-people-ate-their-prime-minister/ “Why was the Dutch Prime Minister Johan De Witt Murdered and Eaten?” History Defined, January 24, 2023. https://www.historydefined.net/when-the-dutch-murdered-and-ate-their-own-prime-minister/#google_vignette “Why beavers were parachuted into the Idaho wilderness 73 years ago,” National Geographic, September 16, 2021, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/why-beavers-were-parachuted-into-the-idaho-wilderness?loggedin=true&rnd=1688139395932 “The True History Behind Idaho's Parachuting Beavers,” TIME, October 23, 2015, https://time.com/4084997/parachuting-beavers-history/ “Why 76 Beavers Were Forced to Skydive into the Idaho Wilderness in 1948,” Scientific American, January 29, 2015, https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/why-76-beavers-were-forced-to-skydive-into-the-idaho-wilderness-in-1948/ “The Time Idaho Dealt With Its Surplus Of Beavers By Parachuting Them Into Its Backcountry,” IFLScience, June 15, 2021, https://www.iflscience.com/the-time-idaho-dealt-with-its-surplus-of-beavers-by-parachuting-them-into-its-backcountry-60045 Our Big Story “Sea Serpent Back for Annual Appearance,” The Boston Globe, August 7, 1937, p. 16 “The Nantucket Sea Monster,” PBS, https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/nantucket-sea-monster/ “Lost Wonders: The Sea Serpent of Nantucket,” Atlas Obscura, August 7, 2013, https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/lost-wonders-the-sea-serpent-of-nantucket “The Nantucket Sea-Serpent Hoax (1937),” The Public Domain Review, https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-nantucket-sea-serpent-hoax-1937 “The Puppeteer Who Filled the Early Days of the Macy’s Parade with Mayhem,” Hyperallergic, November 23, 2016, https://hyperallergic.com/339488/tony-sarg-macys-thanksgiving-parade/ “Tony Sarg,” University of Connecticut, https://bimp.uconn.edu/explore/puppeteer-bios/tony-sarg