Episode 24

Recent News

1. “Cramlington man claims spider laid eggs in his toe,” bbc.com, November 27, 2023, Updated November 28, 2023, https://www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-67544888.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17011377508437&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fuk-england-tyne-67544888

2. “”Weird puking bird” wins New Zealand avian beauty contest after John Oliver campaigns for it worldwide,” cbsnews.com, November 15, 2023, https://www.cbsnews.com/news/weird-puking-bird-new-zealand-avian-beauty-contest-john-oliver/

3. “Sailors playing heavy metal to scare killer whales may be putting a target on their backs by telling orcas exactly where to find them,” businessinsider.com, November 18, 2023, https://www.businessinsider.com/heavy-metal-music-deter-orcas-ramming-sailboat-iberian-coast-2023-11

4. “Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial musical to debut in London,” nbcnews.com, November 15, 2023, https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/gwyneth-paltrow-ski-trial-musical-debut-london-rcna125366

Old News

1. “Roald Amundsen: Polar Explorer,” rmg.co.uk, Date Unknown, https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/roald-amundsen-polar-explorer

2. “Seekers for South Pole Meet in Frozen South,” Knoxville Sentinel, May 2, 1911. Accessed via https://www.newspapers.com/image/586493956/?terms=Roald%20Amundsen&match=1

3. “Norwegian Explorer Roald Amundsen Led the First Successful Expedition to the South Pole,” explorethearchive.com, December 10, 2020, https://explorethearchive.com/roald-amundsen-first-person-to-reach-south-pole

4. “Antarctic Factsheet,” bas.ac.uk, Date Unknown, https://www.bas.ac.uk/science/science-and-society/education/antarctic-factsheet-geographical-statistics/

5. “The Lonely Life of Teruo Nakamura, The World War II Soldier Who Stayed At His Post For 30 Years,” allthatsinteresting.com, May 8, 2022, Updated May 12, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/teruo-nakamura

6. “A private war ends,” The Day, January 2, 1975. Accessed via https://www.newspapers.com/image/970012277/?terms=Teruo%20Nakamura&match=1

7. “Operation Battle of Morotai,” codenames.info, Date Unknown, https://codenames.info/operation/battle-of-morotai/

8. “Final straggler: The Japanese soldier who outlasted Hiroo Onoda,” mikedashhistory.com, May 15, 2015, https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/09/15/final-straggler-the-japanese-soldier-who-outlasted-hiroo-onoda/

9. “The Story of Guinness,” guinness-storehouse.com, Date Unknown, https://www.guinness-storehouse.com/en/discover/story-of-guinness

10. “How The Guinness Brewery Signed A 9,000-Year Lease,” historydefined.net, Updated July 21, 2022, https://www.historydefined.net/how-the-guinness-brewery-signed-a-9000-year-lease/

11. “Remembering Arthur Guinness, creator of “the black stuff,” born on this day in 1725,” irishpost.com, September 24, 2021, https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/remembering-arthur-guinness-creator-of-the-black-stuff-born-on-this-day-in-1725-220719

12. “Glenn Miller,” biography.com, Updated September 3, 2020, https://www.biography.com/musicians/glenn-miller

13. “Major Glenn Miller, US Army Air Forces,” nationalww2museum.org, December 10, 2019, https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/major-glenn-miller-us-army-air-forces

14. “Alton “Glenn” Miller,” coloradoencyclopedia.org, July 7, 2020, Last Updated November 23, 2022, https://coloradoencyclopedia.org/article/alton-%E2%80%9Cglenn%E2%80%9D-miller#:~:text=Miller%27s%20music%20defined%20an%20era,jazz%20trombonists%20of%20the%20era

15. “The Mysterious Disappearance of One of the Most Successful Recording Artists of All Time,” Highlight History, 2021, youtube.com/watch?v=Mi5zu0fwvMs

Our Big Story

1. Castello, Renato. “New Twist in Somerton Man Mystery As Fresh Claims Emerge.” The Advertiser. November 27, 2013. https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/new-twist-in-somerton-man-mystery-as-fresh-claims-emerge/news-story/18b3fe551a0b50d1adad4b42646a1748

2. “Curious Aspects of Unsolved Beach Murder.” The Advertiser. June 22, 1949. Accessed via https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/36373373

3. Dash. Mike. “The Body on Somerton Beach.” Smithsonian Magazine. August 12, 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-body-on-somerton-beach-50795611/

4. Keane, Daniel. “‘Tamam Shud’ and the Five Other Clues That Have Failed to Solve the Somerton Man Mystery.” ABC News. May 18, 2021, Updated May 19, 2021. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-19/six-clues-that-have-failed-to-solve-the-somerton-man-mystery/100148922

5. Kuroski, John; Editor. “Inside the Tamam Shud Case and the Chilling Mystery of the Somerton Man.” All That’s Interesting. October 5, 2021, Updated November 7, 2023. https://allthatsinteresting.com/tamam-shud-somerton-man

6. Solly, Meilan. “Have Scholars Finally Identified the Mysterious Somerton Man” Smithsonian Magazine. August 8, 2022. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/have-scholars-finally-identified-the-mysterious-somerton-man-180980540/