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\\nIn 1872 the British merchant ship Mary Celeste was discovered drifting and apparently abandoned 600 miles off the coast of Portugal. In this episode of the Futility Closet podcast we\'ll review this classic mystery of the sea: Why would 10 people flee a well-provisioned, seaworthy ship in fine weather?
\\nWe\'ll also get an update on the legal rights of apes and puzzle over why a woman would not intervene when her sister is drugged.
\\nSources for our segment on the Mary Celeste:
\\nPaul Begg, Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea, 2005.
\\nCharles Edey Fay, Mary Celeste: The Odyssey of an Abandoned Ship, 1942.
\\nJ.L. Hornibrook, "The Case of the \'Mary Celeste\': An Ocean Mystery," Chambers Journal, Sept. 17, 1904.
\\nListener mail:
\\nGeorge M. Walsh, "Chimpanzees Don\'t Have The Same Rights As Humans, New York Court Rules,"\\xa0Associated Press, Dec. 5, 2014.
\\nThe opinion from the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division:
\\n\\n"Orangutan in Argentina Zoo Recognised by Court as \'Non-Human Person\',"\\xa0Guardian, Dec. 21, 2014.
\\nCoffitivity\\xa0"recreates the ambient sounds of a cafe to boost your creativity and help you work better."
\\nThis week\'s lateral thinking puzzle was submitted by listener Nick Madrid.
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\\nMany thanks to Doug Ross\\xa0for the music in this episode.
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