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Patreon Dispatches from the Curiosity Shop 40: Holiday Mysteries of the Unsolved Variety
A Patreon episode in which we ask “What the hell is the Warminster Thing?” and then discuss the very disquieting case that is the spontaneous combustion of Matilda Rooney.
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Because, honestly, Stonehenge wasn’t quite weird enough already, and we all needed one more thing, smoldering in the backs of our minds, keeping us up at night, right? Obviously.Curiosity Shop Show Notes:
Here are links to the sources and resources we used while researching this episode:
Links to research materials:
The Warminster Thing:
- When the Warminster ‘Thing” Terrorized a Small English Town: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/638338/warminster-thing-ufo
- ‘Warminster Thing’ Marked in 50th anniversary UFO mural: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-32972518
The Spontaneous Combustion of Matilda Rooney:
- Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/story/is-spontaneous-human-combustion-real
- 1889 Therapeutic Gazette: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Therapeutic_Gazette/u1U_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Upon+examining+the+opening+in+the+floor+we+discovered+a+mass+of+cinders+on+the+ground+beneath.Upon+removing+them+we+found+the+skull&pg=PA388&printsec=frontcover
- Mysterywire Article: https://www.mysterywire.com/mysteries/womans-demise-points-to-spontaneous-combustion/
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