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The Terrifying Fulton "Skyhook"

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You might already have seen the Fulton Recovery System in action in, of all places, a James Bond movie. At the end of 2022-12-30 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Mississauga Miracle

This was a surprisingly enjoyable story to research. Not that the event was enjoyable, at all, but there are lots of vivid and interesting accounts available online to draw from. Here are two sources that I found particularly interesting.

The wedding reception

2022-12-27 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Catacombs Beneath Paris

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I came across plenty of stories about people getting lost or doing strange things in the Paris catacombs while I was researching ...

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster

As always, here are just a few of the notes and errata I accumulated while researching this story...

Naming the Sunshine Skyway

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge was very nearly given a different name. I mention in the video that it was named by a competition... and some of ...

The Truth About Laika

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Although her time was brief, Laika really did capture the hearts of people all over the world. You can still find her today in co...

The Piper Alpha Disaster

There’s a lot to this story, and I couldn’t by any means fit everything into the video. Here are two of the stranger tangents I found while researching.

Piper Alpha Monopoly

Back in 2018, a PR firm came up with the idea of releasing a Piper Alpha monopoly set, wit...

Is Lucid Decapitation Real?

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The idea of lucid decapitation has fascinated and horrified me for quite a long time. Even though we have more answers today than...

The Vajont Dam Disaster

While researching this video, I came across some interesting errata about the way this disaster is remembered.

The grave markers

In the video I showed an image of the graveyard where many of the victims of this disaster are buried. There is some controversy surroundin...

The Deadliest Toys (Part Three)

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Here's an image I found that I didn't end up including in the video. It shows some of the contents of the kit and what could be d...

The Mystery of Flight 823

Here are a couple of extra notes from my research into this story.

Memorial services

It's been many years since this disaster took place, but there are still often memorial services each year in the town closest to where the plane crashed down. 2022-11-29 11:15:01 +0000 UTC View Post

The Story of Anthrax Island

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It's odd to think about Britain experimenting with biological weapons during World War II, but this story shows that it was very ...

The Dive Boat Conception

Here are a couple of interesting notes on this story, including an extra photo from the NTSB report.

The escape hatch

In the video I show a couple of pictures of the escape hatch on board the Conception - one taken from the passenger bunk room, and one taken ...

The Shortest Search and Rescue

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This was a story that particularly resonated with me when I first came across it while researching 2022-11-18 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The 1900 Big Game Disaster

It was quite difficult to find information on this relatively forgotten disaster, but nonetheless I came across some interesting errata while reading up on it.

The Story of TJ Parker

2022-11-15 11:15:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Man With a Plant In His Lung

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A seed surviving and sprouting inside the human lung is an extraordinarily rare occurrence. In fact, I could find only one other ...

Juliane Koepcke and the LANSA Disaster

While making this video, I read Juliane's autobiography, When I Fell From The Sky. It contains a wealth of details that I couldn't fit into the video. Here are two of the most interesting.

Werner Herzog

Even before he decided to make a documentary about Julia...

Mad Hatter Disease

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The medical name for mad hatter disease is erethism, and thankfully it's very rare today. The harmful properties of mercury are w...

A Brief History of Hazing (Part One)

This is a video I've been wanting to make ever since I read about the KDND Hold Your Wee for a Wii accident, which included a reference to a hazing death. Here are some of my notes from the video.

Th...