This episode picks up on Wikipedia’s list of unusual deaths, starting with the Middle Ages.
The Etruscans
The Etruscan civilization (/ɪˈtrʌskən/) of ancient Italy covered a territory, at its greatest extent, of roughly what is now Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Lazio,[2][3] as well as parts […]
Christmas Fails
For example, Lapland New Forest was a Christmas-themed park near Ringwood, Hampshire, UK.[1] The park had been advertised as being a “winter wonderland” with a variety […]
The Boston Massacre and Tea Party
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed […]
Gregor MacGregor
General Gregor MacGregor (24 December 1786 – 4 December 1845) was a Scottish soldier, adventurer, and confidence trickster who attempted from 1821 to 1837 […]
Lucia Cole
Lucia Cole is a persona crafted by an online user who managed to fool several online publications into running stories […]