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007-Louisiana Hippos, Imaginary Epidemics, and Charles Lindbergh
FromFutility Closet
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Apr 28, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Two weeks before Charles Lindbergh's famous flight, a pair of French aviators attempted a similar feat. Their brave journey might have changed history -- but they disappeared en route. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll follow the flight of the "White Bird" -- and ponder what became of it.We'll also examine a proposal to build hippo ranches in the Louisiana bayou in 1910, investigate historical outbreaks of dancing, laughing, and other strange behavior, and present the next Futility Closet challenge.
Released:
Apr 28, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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