74. Tall Tales #5 Borax Man of Death Valley

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74. Tall Tales #5 Borax Man of Death Valley

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This week we're talking about one of the tallest tales yet, the Borax Man of Death Valley. Supposedly after falling into a vat of borax, a man was transformed into the Borax Man, cursed to wander the Valley of Death for as long as he shall live. Or is he?

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