Sisterly History Mysteries

Two sisters living in different countries connect over historical oddities. Podcast by @meganecarter and @carterrosesherm. #sisterlypodcast #ladypodsquad

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday There is an inscription carved on the 18th-c. Shepherd's Monument on the grounds of Shugborough Hall in England that has never been explained. Reading "OUOSVAVV", it is known as one of history's top unsolved ciphers.

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@KaraDiDomizio Thanks! So glad you’re enjoying it!! I’d especially recommend my ep on Richard III and Carlie’s series on the Romanovs 👍🏻 -M

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goals for the new year
-more listeners for the podcast
-more vegetables
-don’t be a victim of a spooky unsolved crime and end up as a topic on mystery podcasts

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Happy to say with complete confidence that Dolly Parton’s America was the best podcast of 2019

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That wasn't very cash money of you https://t.co/SdVE27AkAE

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Doubling up on #WeirdHistoryWednesday this week - Here's another Christmas tradition origin for you. Leaving carrots for Santa's reindeer comes from the ancient Norse, whose children left hay in their boots for Odin's eight-legged horse, Sleipnir.

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday The tradition of Christmas trees has early roots in the Roman festival of Saturnalia, where evergreen branches were used in rituals as symbols of the coming spring, when the sun gods would be strong enough to make green things grow again.

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday The first documented case of Lycanthropy, or the delusion of being a werewolf, occured in 1852. The victim believed he had fangs and fur, and that he could only eat raw meat. When offered some as a meal, he refused it because it wasn't rotten enough.

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday We're back with another #GiantAnimalFact - this time it's the argentavis, or the Great Teratorn. It was a bird from the Late Miocene Era with a wingspan of between 17 and 21 feet.

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I have to say, researching true crime in a coffee shop while listening to Christmas music is... a unique experience

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday In the 1920s, researchers used loud noises to condition a fear response of fluffy objects in an infant. The Little Albert experience shows evidence of classical conditioning in humans.

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday #HappyHalloween Remember your parents warning you about poison or razors in your Halloween candy? That's mostly a myth. A boy did die in 1974 from cyanide-laced candy - but it turned out to be his own father who tampered with the sweets.

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“How death disappeared from Halloween” - interesting article! Thoughts?? https://t.co/M84trjN0jk

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New travel bucket list!!!

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You'll wish you never read this. https://t.co/aeedw9v7kS

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#WeirdHistoryWednesday The Catholic Church recognizes the existence of incorruptible saints: human beings so holy that their bodies don't decompose after they die. Some of these saints, such as Catherine Labouré, are on display in churches today.

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You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about

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The trend of miniature eye portraits being used as tokens of love originated in 1785 with the secret marriage between Prince George of Wales and Maria Anne Fitzherbert. https://t.co/0uwUi8eeB0

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tag yourself I’m “bloomer wearing strumpet”

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what she says: im fine
what she means: who are these purple people that the purple people eater eats? is the song set in a world of purple people? if so, why specify color? since the P.P.E. clearly states he wouldn’t eat the narrator of the song because he’s “too tough”, does th

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