You live in the most peaceful, prosperous, and safest time in human history! Don't believe us? Then follow along on a trip through the nightmare that is human existence as we show you why everything's just fine.Read more »
You live in the most peaceful, prosperous, and safest time in human history! Don't believe us? Then follow along on a trip through the nightmare that is human existence as we show you why everything's just fine.Read Less
Welcome to the spookiest episode yet! This week we cover the ancient ghosts of Babylon, the Pokemon-type spirits of China, the Lemures of Ancient Rome, early American haunted houses, poltergeists, and the door-knobbiest of presidents, Martin Van Buren! It is a spook spectacular! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Witch https://www.livescience.com/48515-10-haunted-house-ghost-stories.html https://www.ancient.eu/ghost/ https://listverse.com/2015/11/01/10-terrifying-tales-of-ghosts-of-the-ancient-world/ https://www.livescience.com/48515-10-haunted-house-ghost-stories.html http://blogs.ashmolean.org/latininscriptions/2014/10/30/did-the-romans-believe-in-ghosts/ http://mentalfloss.com/article/93910/how-ancient-romes-scariest-ghosts-gave-their-name-madagascars-lemurs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_in_Chinese_culture https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/historical-ghost-stories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman