• Hoax

  • Aug 16 2021
  • Length: 27 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • In this episode, Brandt, Olivia and Danielle take a look at the annual spaghetti harvest, London's top rated restaurant (that doesn't exist) and some other fun hoaxes.

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    Episode Researched and Edited by Brandt Kincaid.


    Sources for today's Episode:

    1. Spaghetti Harvest Hoax -  https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/that-time-the-bbc-fooled-its-audience-into-thinking-spaghetti-grew-on-trees/
    2. Naked Came the Stranger - https://allthatsinteresting.com/naked-came-the-stranger
    3. Cathouse for Dogs -  https://joeyskaggs.com/works/cathouse-for-dogs/
    4. The Northwest Tree Dwelling Octopus - https://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
    5. The Shed at Dulwich - https://www.vice.com/en/article/434gqw/i-made-my-shed-the-top-rated-restaurant-on-tripadvisor
    6. Bunny Babies - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/mary-toft-gave-birth-to-rabbits
    7. Horse Math - http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/12/horse-math-unintentional-clever-hans-hoax/
    8. The Great Moon Hoax - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-moon-hoax-was-simply-sign-its-time-180955761/
    9. Crop Circles - https://daily.jstor.org/pssst-crop-circles-were-a-hoax/
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