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This week the story of the Astor Place riot continues with the Bowery Boys gang further fueling the divide between English and American theatre styles and the fearsome Mongolian Warrior Khutulun, who refused to marry a man who couldn’t beat her in wrestling. A listener mail tells us all about rejection sensitivity dysphoria.Episode Tabs:THE MOST FASCINATING RIOT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OFhttps://theoutline.com/post/8659/the-astor-place-opera-house-riot-of-1849-was-litThe Mongolian Princess Who Challenged Her Suitors to a Wrestling Match—and Always Wonhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560956/mongolian-princess-who-challenged-her-suitors-wrestling-match-and-always-wonListener Tabs:Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria - RSDhttps://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24099-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsdThe Theory of The Four Humors by Hippocrateshttps://psychologyfor.com/the-theory-of-the-four-humors-by-hippocrates/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aGet 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we're in NYC as we deep dive into how a satirical 1800s magazine helped coin the city's nickname and the origins of a bitter rivalry between the American stage actor Edwin Forrest and English actor William Charles Macready that led to a full scale riot in 1849. A listener email explains Action Bronson's connection to November Rain.Come see us at NEW YORK COMIC-CON!Artist Alley, Table D-33October 9-12, 2025Episode Tabs:Why is New York City Called Gotham?https://www.untappedcities.com/why-is-new-york-city-called-gotham-a-nickname-with-a-millennium-of-history/THE MOST FASCINATING RIOT YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OFhttps://theoutline.com/post/8659/the-astor-place-opera-house-riot-of-1849-was-litListener Tabs:How did the Starling get to America?https://www.birdful.org/how-did-the-starling-get-to-america/Action Bronson - "Easy Rider" (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58RSC7HO9aUEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aGet 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into activist Dan Kwong's efforts to restore a baseball field at a former California internment camp and about researchers who lived in subterranean caves for months at a time without access to clocks, calendars, or the sun. A listener email explains some sweet, sweet history.Come see us at NEW YORK COMIC-CON!Artist Alley, Table D-33October 9-12, 2025Episode Tabs:The Moving Story of Bringing Baseball Back to Manzanarhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/moving-story-of-bringing-baseball-back-to-manzanar-where-thousands-of-japanese-americans-were-incarcerated-during-world-war-II-180986312/Caveman: And Interview with Michel Siffrehttps://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/30/foer_siffre.phpListener Tabs:Malm Whalehttps://www.atlasobscura.com/places/malm-whaleWhite Rabbit (Candy)https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Rabbit_%28candy%29Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aGet 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the absolutely disgusting history of medical researchers who experimented on themselves and the story of teenager Sybil Ludington, the unfortunately nicknamed "female Paul Revere," who rode 40 miles in the pouring rain to warn American revolutionaries of the encroaching British army. A listener email explains a werewolf baby phenomenon.Kaveh's Panel at LA COMIC-CON: Middle Eastern/ North African Representation in MediaSEPTEMBER 27, 202511:00am, ROOM 407Episode Tabs:20 Self-Experimenting Medical Researchers in Historyhttps://historycollection.com/20-self-experimenting-medical-researchers-in-history/Sybil Ludingtonhttps://www.historicpatterson.org/Exhibits/ExhSybilLudington.phpListener Tabs:Babies develop 'werewolf syndrome’ after medicine mix-up in Spainhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/29/babies-develop-werewolf-syndrome-after-medicine-mix-up-in-spainDr. Pepper Museum Animatronichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kQ1GJ17-6EEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we conclude the story of Sushi Row with how Koda Farms' development of their proprietary Kokuho Rose rice allowed Kawafuku to become the first Sushi bar in Los Angeles and how historical cure-alls ended up mostly being aggressive laxatives. A listener email explains the traditional Soviet astronaut movie of choice.Episode Tabs:L.A.’s sushi revolution was fueled by this secret ingredient from the Central Valleyhttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-revolution-fueled-by-secret-ingredientLewis and Clark marked their trail with laxativeshttps://offbeatoregon.com/2501d1006d_biliousPills-686.077.htmlListener Tabs:White Sun of the Deserthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auj_u7wEyw8Johnny Fiveaces: Original meme artwork sells for $5,100https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50817558Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how Monochronic culture forced its will on the Polychronic world and how Ventura Blvd in Los Angeles earned the moniker of Sushi Row by housing the greatest concentration of Sushi restaurants outside of Japan. A listener email explains how the Monkey Puzzle Tree became an Oregon staple.Episode Tabs:Time and Culturehttps://nobaproject.com/modules/time-and-cultureThis Little Tokyo restaurant is long gone. But it changed L.A.’s food scene foreverhttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-history-began-at-little-tokyo-restaurantListener Tabs:Monkey Puzzle Treehttps://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucanaEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how a newly founded America's insecurity about their status in the world led to their obsession with front lawns (and 9/11?) and the story of Portland's most polite train robber, Bill Miner. A listener email explains how Max Headroom briefly took over the Chicago airwaves in 1987.ROSE CITY COMIC-CON: SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2025ARTIST ALLEY: TABLE D-01Episode Tabs:The American Obsession with Lawnshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/Outlaw Bill Miner’s First Train Robbery was a Fiascohttps://offbeatoregon.com/1311b-bill-miner-train-robber-in-oregon.htmlListener Tabs:30 Years Later, Notorious ‘Max Headroom Incident’ Remains a Mysteryhttps://news.wttw.com/2017/11/21/30-years-later-notorious-max-headroom-incident-remains-mysterySimo Häyhähttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_HäyhäEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how an obsessive Irish mechanic changed the world of tractors after a handshake deal with Henry Ford and how in the early 2000s, the Thai government embarked on a mission of gastrodiplomacy by helping Thai restaurants proliferate around the world. A listener voice memo tells the story of an old Serbo-Romanian woman who poisoned people in hundreds.SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough (ENDS AUG 29th!!)https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/Episode Tabs:The Life and Legacy of Harry Fergusonhttps://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/guest-blog/life-and-legacy-harry-fergusonYou Think You Understand Thai Culture Because You Eat at Thai Restaurants? Think Againhttps://www.foodandwine.com/why-are-there-so-many-thai-restaurants-7104115Listener Tabs:Nettle Eaters Chomp in Revived World Championshipshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6152l8z20oBaba Anujkahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_AnujkaEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the life of Orangutan Ken Allen, the San Diego Zoo's most infamous escape artist and how the drawings of young boy named Onfim gave art historians insight into what life was like for a child in medieval Russia. A listener voice memo explains the origins of Batman and Robin.SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough!https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault - Full SDCC Panelhttps://youtu.be/MVjXA_NGnVUEpisode Tabs:Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistancehttps://www.akpress.org/fear-of-the-animal-planet-e-book.htmlOnfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boyhttps://lithub.com/onfim-wuz-here-on-the-unlikely-art-of-a-medieval-russian-boy/Listener Tabs:Comic Books, Dr. Wertham, and the Villains of Forensic Psychiatryhttps://jaapl.org/content/early/2020/10/06/JAAPL.200041-20The trashiest enigma: Alex Jordan and the House on the Rockhttps://thetangential.com/2014/11/30/the-trashiest-enigma-alex-jordan-and-the-house-on-the-rock/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we conclude the sagas of John Murray Spear, a 19th‑century activist‑turned‑spiritualist who claimed the ghost of Benjamin Franklin ordered him to build a “Mechanical Messiah” to usher in a new era of world peace and how Guns N’ Roses were able to finish their music video trilogy with Estranged despite the departure of their lead actress. A listener email tells the story of an ancient Greek dick plague.Episode Tabs:Revisiting John Murray Spearhttps://iapsop.com/jbb/2021__buescher___revisiting_john_murray_spear.pdf25 Years Ago, Guns N’ Roses Unveiled Their Batshit $4 Million Music Videohttps://www.vice.com/en/article/guns-n-roses-estranged-video-25-years-later/Listener Tabs:Pompe and Proagonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysia#Pompe_and_Proagon40 years after their final show, Chinatown's Pender Guy radio is reunitinghttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pender-guy-radio-reunion-1.6045491Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, we continue the saga behind the making of Guns N’ Roses’ November Rain music video and dive into the bizarre tale of John Murray Spear, a 19th‑century activist‑turned‑spiritualist who claimed the ghost of Benjamin Franklin ordered him to build a “Mechanical Messiah” to usher in a new era of world peace. A listener email tells the story of finding the long lost bones of Richard III under a parking lot.Episode Tabs:The ‘November Rain’ music video defined a generation. Inside its ‘bonkers’ productionhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-07/novemeber-rain-guns-n-roses-music-video-making-of-30th-anniversaryInterview: John Benedict Buescher - Author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spearhttps://www.strange-phenomenon.com/john-benedict-buescher-transcriptListener Tabs:Art of @nn-ee-zzhttps://www.tumblr.com/nn-ee-zz/786542016059310080/hiii-i-was-just-wandering-if-you-wouldnt-mindRichard III: Discovery and Identificationhttps://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discoveryEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how ADHD is a holdover from hunter-gatherer societies and how a short story written by a friend inspired Guns N' Roses to create the most ambitious music video trilogy ever filmed. A listener email explains the phenomenon of industrial musicals.Episode Tabs:ADHD May Have Been an Evolutionary Advantage, research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/21/adhd-may-have-been-an-evolutionary-advantage-research-suggestsThe ‘November Rain’ music video defined a generation. Inside its ‘bonkers’ productionhttps://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-06-07/novemeber-rain-guns-n-roses-music-video-making-of-30th-anniversaryListener Tabs:The Wonderful World Of Industrial Musicalshttps://www.industrialmusicals.com/songs/Home Sweet Homer: The Strange Saga of the Real-Life ‘Simpsons’ House in Nevadahttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/549440/real-life-the-simpsons-house-nevadaEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the historic bond between the Choctaw Nation with Ireland and how pigeons were domesticated, leading to some absolutely bonkers looking breeds. A listener email tells the story of the first female Native American lawyer to argue a case in front of the US Supreme Court.Episode Tabs:Choctaw and Irish Historyhttps://www.choctawnation.com/about/history/irish-connection/A History of the Pigeonhttps://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54844/history-pigeonListener Tabs:How a trio of sisters occupied — and saved — a sacred Native cemetery in Kansas City, Kansashttps://www.kcur.org/community/2020-02-08/120-years-ago-this-woman-occupied-and-saved-a-sacred-cemetery-in-kansas-city-kansasThe Manjiro Storyhttps://whitfield-manjiro.org/the-manjiro-story/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history that happened in 1959 and how the Red Scare of the 1950s directly led to the founding of the now iconic Renaissance Pleasure Faire. A listener email informs us of how Nixon's airborne toilet is memorialized in Seattle.San Diego Comic Con Panels:I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault!Friday July 25, 2025 8:00pm - 9:00pmRoom 29ABMiddle Eastern/North African Representation in MediaSaturday July 26, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pmGrand 10 & 11, Marriott Marquis San Diego MarinaEpisode Tabs:Eyewitness Reports of the Great Auroral Storm of 1859https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20050210157/downloads/20050210157.pdfThe Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fairhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-surprisingly-radical-roots-of-the-renaissance-fair-180982918/Listener Tabs:The Bay Area's most hazardous playground has to be seen to be believedhttps://www.sfgate.com/local/article/berkeley-adventure-playground-19462017.phpEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The ancient tournament of Kumitab returns as we pit some of our craziest subjects against one another including Rube Waddell, an Aswang, and Pepsi bottle cosplay Nixon.Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Many of you have sent Listener Email submissions that were on the longer side, so we dedicated an entire episode for them to aerate like a fine wine! Amongst many things, we learn about the notorious California Egg Wars and a highly coveted ladies room Picasso. Listener Tabs:World Coal Carrying Championshipshttps://gawthorpemaypole.org/world-coal-carrying/Pinkhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PinkMONA Defends Ladies-Only LoungeAgainst Anti-Discrimination Case Brought by Male Visitorhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-20/mona-ladies-lounge-legal-fight-men-excluded/103605236Piltdown Man is Revealed as Fakehttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/do53pi.htmlWhen California Went to War Over Eggshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-california-went-war-over-eggs-180971960/Null Islandhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_IslandDeep Divinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_divingBarry Marshallhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_MarshallEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the oft overlooked subplot of Batman's 1988 storyline "A Death in the Family" in which the Joker is recruited by the Ayatollah Khomeini himself to Iran's ambassador to the UN and the life of Dora Richter, the first Trans woman to ever receive gender-affirming surgery. A listener email finally clarifies the origins of the Michigan-Ohio rivalry.Episode Tabs:The Joker Was Once DC's U.N. Ambassador from Iran... Until He Wasn'thttps://www.cbr.com/batman-joker-iran-ambassador-retcon-qurac/Remembering Dora Richter, One of the First Women to Receive Gender-Affirming Surgeryhttps://www.them.us/story/dora-richter-first-trans-woman-to-receive-gender-affirming-surgeryListener Tabs:Toledo Warhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_WarThe Invention of Warfarinhttps://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/warfarin.htmlEmail your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into the story of how bisexual icon Toto Koopman went from being a world famous model to World War II spy and how a planned citywide blackout resulted in a tense Los Angeles thinking it was under attack by the Japanese. A listener email explains how the final legal breakup of The Beatles occurred at the "Happiest Place on Earth."Episode Tabs:The Story of Toto Koopman, the Free-Spirited Model Turned World War II Spyhttps://www.them.us/story/toto-koopmanThe Great Los Angeles Air Raid Terrified Citizens—Even Though No Bombs Were Droppedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/great-los-angeles-air-raid-terrified-citizenseven-though-no-bombs-were-dropped-180967890/Listener Tabs:Zaqistanhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZaqistanSome of Disney World's most famous moments feature Princess Diana and Richard Nixonhttps://www.wesh.com/article/disney-top-five-pop-culture-moments/37855856Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how turn of the century celebrity conman Death Valley Scotty came to get a castle built in the desert and how Dutch artist Willem Arondeus helped destroy the Amsterdam public records office, saving countless queer people and Jews from being identified by the occupying Nazi army. A listener email explains how the English weren't the only ones to eat mummies.Episode Tabs:There's A Damaged Castle Out In Death Valley With A Wild History. It's Now Open For Tourhttps://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/damaged-scottys-castle-death-valley-now-open-for-tourInterview with Frieda Belinfantehttps://collections.ushmm.org/oh_findingaids/RG-50.030.0019_trs_en.pdfListener Tabs:They Made the Melikgazi Mummy Aganigi Medicinehttps://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/melikgazi-mumyasini-aganigi-ilaci-yaptilar-39160188Searching for Snoopy: What happened to all the 'Peanuts' statues in St. Paul?https://www2.startribune.com/peanuts-statues-st-paul-snoopy-charlie-brown-lucy-linus/600361833/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we deep dive into how the Woman's Army Corps proved to be a safe space for closeted lesbians during WW2 and how after a trade deal with the Soviet Union in 1989, Pepsi briefly possessed the sixth-largest fleet in the world. A listener email informs us of Japan's Colonel Sanders curse.Episode Tabs:Allan Berube Interviews of WAC soldiershttps://tinyurl.com/ep71sourcesThe Doomed Voyage of Pepsi’s Soviet Navyhttps://foreignpolicy.com/2021/11/27/pepsi-navy-soviet-ussr/Listener Tabs:Hadacolhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HadacolThe Curse of Colonel Sandershttps://www.thehanshintigers.com/team-history/top-10-infamous-moments/the-curse-of-colonel-sanders/Email your closed tab submissions to: 500opentabs@gmail.comSupport us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.