Episode 16 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 “Wally the emotional support alligator went to see the Phillies. Then he went viral,” npr.org, September 29, 2023, https://www.npr.org/2023/09/29/1202615294/wally-emotional-support-alligator-phillies-game “Woman rescued from outhouse toilet after climbing in to retrieve Apple Watch, Michigan police say,” apnews.com, September 20, 2023, https://apnews.com/article/outhouse-toilet-rescue-apple-watch-michigan-412b00a58658eb32c36e9610a6714b9a#lnorfyl4vdziaupr5l “Flamingos in Wisconsin? Tropical birds visit Lake Michigan beach in a first for the northern state,” apnews.com, September 23, 2023, https://apnews.com/article/flamingos-wisconsin-lake-michigan-beach-614fabe236ce2f2da86b12e1edb4510a#lnorfrqtdkp9swbtv5q “Sealed 5,000-Year-Old Wine Jars From Ancient Egypt Unearthed,” newsweek.com, October 2, 2023, https://www.newsweek.com/sealed-5000-year-old-wine-jars-ancient-egypt-unearthed-1831382  Old News “D.B. Cooper Hijacking,” fbi.gov, Updated July 12, 2016, https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/db-cooper-hijacking “D.B. Cooper,” crime museum.org, Date Unknown, https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/cold-cases/d-b-cooper/ “Man leaps from plane with $200,000 ransom,” Ukiah Daily Journal, November 25, 1971, https://www.newspapers.com/article/13897862/man_leaps_from_plane_with_200000/ “Larry Batson,” Star Tribune. December 5, 1971, https://www.newspapers.com/image/185140802/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjE4NTE0MDgwMiwiaWF0IjoxNjkzNTcxMjQ4LCJleHAiOjE2OTM2NTc2NDh9._lpUoObv6TEwQxqnVoQElobNTCX6cqtspkW39WX9Vs0 “DB Cooper hijacked a plane, stole a pile of cash, and vanished. Fifty years on, a ‘hero’ flight attendant speaks out,” independent.co.uk, February 10, 2022, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/db-cooper-hijacking-flight-attendant-b1981703.html  “This abandoned railway was London’s train for the dead,” nationalgeographic.co.uk, November 2, 2020, https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2020/11/this-abandoned-railroad-was-londons-train-for-the-dead “The London Necropolis Railway Funeral Train Carried the Dead to Their Graves for 87 Years,” cultofweird.com, Date Unknown, https://www.cultofweird.com/death/london-necropolis-railway/ “London Necropolis Railway Station,” atlasobscura.com, January 6, 2015, https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/london-necropolis-railway-station “The London Necropolis Railway,” london-walking-tours.co.uk, Date Unknown, https://www.london-walking-tours.co.uk/secret-london/london-necropolis-railway.htm  “How Gorbachev and Reagan’s Friendship Helped Thaw the Cold War,” history.com October 24, 2019, https://www.history.com/news/gorbachev-reagan-cold-war  “Presidential X-Files: Ronald Reagan and the Alien Attack,” potus-geeks.livejournal.com, April 6, 2021, https://potus-geeks.livejournal.com/1313646.html “Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Pause the Cold War in Case of an Alien Invasion,” smithsonianmag.com, November 25, 2015, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reagan-and-gorbachev-agreed-pause-cold-war-case-alien-invasion-180957402/ “Reagan and Gorbachev Agreed to Fight Aliens Together,” ripleys.com, March 1, 2016, https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/alien-invasion-agreement/  “Men Struggle in Flood of Whisky,” The Tacoma Daily Ledger, December 23, 1906, https://www.newspapers.com/image/724915368/?terms=Gorbals%20whisky%20flood&match=1 “Our History,” adelphidistillery.com, Date Unknown, https://www.adelphidistillery.com/our-history/ “The History of Scotch Whisky, Uisge Beatha,” historic-uk.com, Date Unknown, https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Uisge-Beatha/  Our Big Story “Diamond A Hoodoo.” Newark Star-Eagle. January 7, 1908. Page 10. https://www.newspapers.com/image/895119813